
Pursuing the Good Life 100 Reflections on Positive Psychology
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Summary
Author Biography
Christopher Peterson was Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. One of the world's most highly cited research psychologists and a founder of the field of positive psychology, Peterson was best-known for his studies of optimism and character strengths and their relationship to psychological and physical well-being. He was a frequent blogger for Psychology Today, where many of these short essays first appeared.
Table of Contents
Preface | |
Positive Psychology and the Good Life | |
What is Positive Psychology, and What is it Not? | |
Parsing Positive Psychology | |
How Do Americans Spend Their Time? | |
Blaming the Science Versus Blaming the Victim: A Third Alternative | |
Perfect People | |
The Future of Unhappiness | |
Positive Psychology and Bullshit | |
The Bad Company of Positive Psychology | |
Taking on the Criticisms of Positive Psychology | |
The Future of Positive Psychology: Science and Practice | |
Positive Emotions and Experiences | |
What Do You Think About in the Shower? | |
Savoring and Dampening Positive Feelings | |
Who Most Enjoys the Small Things in Life? | |
Fast Food and Impatience | |
Passion and Positive Psychology | |
The Positive Analogue of a Phobia | |
Sunday Afternoon with Daniel Kahneman | |
Money and Happiness | |
Does Happiness Have a Cost? | |
Does Happiness Have a Cost? Part Two | |
Heritability and Happiness | |
Smiles and Longevity: Game Faces and Life Faces | |
Happiness Outliers | |
Positive Traits and Talents | |
The Last Lecture: A Positive Psychology Case Study | |
Is Optimism Undermining America? | |
Optimism Goes Underground | |
Good Hope and Bad Hope | |
Strengths or Weaknesses? | |
Character Is Sexy | |
There Are No Saints | |
Does It Matter Where We Live? | |
Resilience | |
Growing Greatness | |
David and Goliath and the Good Life | |
Steve Jobs: Lessons for the Good Life | |
What Have You Done for Yourself Lately? | |
Positive Relationships | |
Other People Matter: Two Examples | |
Gratitude: Letting Other People Know They Matter Benefits Us | |
Gender and Friendship | |
Tears and Testosterone | |
Dealing with the Pain of Romantic Breakups | |
Happiness, Small Talk, and Big Talk | |
Having a Friend and Being a Friend | |
Infants Get It Right | |
Viral Happiness | |
Enabling Institutions: Families | |
Books Matter | |
You May Now Kiss the Bride -- And Would You Like Fries With That? | |
Living Happily Ever After | |
What Good Are Fathers? | |
Enabling Institutions: Workplaces | |
Leadership Style and Employee Well-Being | |
Doing the Right Thing | |
Positive Psychology and Assholes | |
Positive Psychology and Unemployment | |
Enabling Institutions: Schools | |
Did You Bring a Stuffed Animal to College? | |
Paying Students for Good Grades | |
Teaching Positive Psychology to an Entire University | |
The 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps | |
Doing the Right Thing EL With a Business Plan | |
Saturday Afternoon with President Obama | |
Enabling Institutions: Sports | |
When Losing Isn't Losing | |
I Love the NFL, But ... | |
Streaks in Sports and Life: Not for Men Only | |
Brett Favre versus Cal Ripken? | |
Team Sports, Happiness, and Health | |
Team Celebration and Performance | |
The NBA Finals: Does the Best Team Win? | |
Enabling Institutions: Geographical Places | |
Geography and Happiness: A Book Review | |
Happy Places: Happy States | |
Are Happy Places Also Deadly Ones? | |
Gauging the Happiness of a Nation | |
How Can You Tell If Someone from France is Happy? | |
Gross National Happiness | |
Positive Psychology and China | |
Gauging the Happiness of Nations: A View from North Korea | |
Happy Places: Third Places | |
Rants | |
Can You Be Too Cheerful? | |
"Strong" Accents Define America | |
Does Anyone Write Letters Anymore? | |
You Can't Savor a Nutrient | |
I Hate E-mail | |
Technology and Happiness: A Book Review | |
Don't Pick My Brain | |
First, Think Inside the Box | |
It is What it is | |
Upspeak | |
Joy in the Misfortune of Others: Sports and Beyond | |
Bucket Lists and Positive Psychology | |
Pursuing the Good life | |
Days are Long -- Life is Short | |
I Resolve to Take Benjamin Franklin Seriously | |
How to Smile | |
How to Talk | |
Finding the Right Bank to Rob | |
Ikigai and Mortality | |
University of Michigan Squirrels | |
A But-Free Day | |
Getting Lost in Buildings -- and Life | |
Giving Thanks by Mental Subtraction | |
What's in Your Closet? | |
The Good Life: Ends and Means | |
There Are No Bad Racks | |
Index | |
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