#2. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hot-thought/201004/what-are-emotions
#3. http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200910/opening-happiness
- emotions are judgments about the extent that the current situation meets your goals. (2)
- happy people surround themselves with friends and family. (1)
- sadness is an evolution that your goals are not satisfied. (2)
- happiness is about broadening your perspective. (3)
- Buddhism- life goal: pursuit of happiness. (3)
- cognitive- pertaining to the mental process of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning.
- materialism is toxic for happiness- "stuff" wont make you happy. (1)
- altruism- the practice of unselfish concern for others welfare.
- happiness can be a brain process that simultaneously makes appraisals and perceives the body.
- appraisals- the act of estimating or judging the value of something or someone.
Questions:
- If emotions are judgments about the situation you are in meeting your ultimate goal, is your ultimate goal happiness or something else?
- If "stuff" doesn't make you happy, why do you feel happy when you receive presents or when you buy objects like clothes or electronics? How long can materials keep you happy?
- If you look at the glass half empty, how can you begin to look at the glass half full? How accurate is the glass with your emotions/ feelings of happiness and depression?
