This document discusses happiness and what leads to happiness. It defines happiness as the meaning and purpose of life according to Aristotle. Happiness comes from intentional activities (40%), circumstances (10%), and a set point (50%). The document encourages cultivating happiness through gratitude, optimism, kindness, forgiveness, flow, and nurturing social relationships. It concludes by thanking the audience and providing additional resources on the science of happiness.

1. Happiness is Coming
Alexis Monville
@alexismonville

2. Happiness is Coming

5. Employees Happiness

8. What is happiness?

9. hmm!

11. Aristotle
« Happiness is the meaning and the purpose
of life, the whole aim and end of human
existence. »

13. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.

14. Why be happy?

15. feel good
15
more sociable
more energetic
more charitable
more cooperative
better liked by others
richer network of friends
more social support
more
flexibility
and ingenuity
more productive
better leaders
and negotiators
more money
more resilient
stronger
immune
system
physically healthier
live
longer

16. What makes us
happy?

19. set point

20. Intentional activities
40 %
Circumstances
10 %
Set Point
50 %

21. Are we happy?

23. 4 questions
4 different scales
1 number to pick for each question
(and to remember)

24. In general, I consider myself:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
not a
very
happy
person
a
very
happy
person

25. Compared with most of my
peers, I consider myself
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
less
happy
more
happy

26. Some people are generally very happy.
They enjoy life regardless of what is
going on, getting the most out of
everything. To what extent does this
characterization describe you?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
not
at
all
a
great
deal

27. Some people are generally not very
happy. Although they are not depressed,
they never seem as happy as they might
be. To what extent does this
characterization describe you?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
a
great
deal
not
at
all

28. sum up the numbers
(first + second + third + fourth)

29. divide by 4

30. Stand up if your
number is higher than

31. 1

32. 2

33. 3

34. 4

35. 5

36. 6

38. Intentional activities
40 %
Circumstances
10 %
Set Point
50 %

39. How?

40. positive

44. gratitude

48. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G-C-Woolley-page-of-diary-No2.jpg

49. optimism

50. best possible me

52. kindness

55. http://www.lifevestinside.com/dfk/

56. forgiveness

60. I love you
I apologize
I forgive you

61. flow

62. now
past future

64. Focus

65. celebrate

67. savoring life’s joy

68. Goalsoo

72. approaching
vs
avoiding

75. Nurturing
Social Relationships

78. Collaboration

83. Juvenal
« A sound mind in a sound body. »

84. body & soul

86. Saint Francis de Sales
« Half an hour’s meditation each day is
essential, except when you are busy. Then a
full hour is needed. »

91. Thank You!

94. The Science of
Happiness
https://www.edx.org/course/science-happiness-uc-berkeleyx-gg101x

95. some of the
illustrations and
ideas came from this
book

96. http://positivepsychlopedia.com/year-of-happy/

97. http://www.actionforhappiness.org/

99. Thank you!
Alexis Monville
alexis@monville.com
@alexismonville