Psychology and the Good Life Notes
Below are some notes that I took from the video "Psychology and the Good Life" as well as some things I took away from watching it.
Notes/Vocab from the Video
- enterprise - a project, typically one that is difficult/requires effort
- We (as students) can improve whatever level of well-being that we are at; we can control a lot more of our happiness than we think
- Our life circumstances don’t matter as much as we think they do
- intuitions - ability to understand something right away without the need for conscious reasoning
- Like all good things, taking control of your happiness can be difficult
- G.I. Joe fallacy - refers to the misconception that simply knowing about a bias is enough to overcome it
- Often, your mind lies to you a lot about what it means to be happy
- Making time for social connections is something that very happy people do in general
- Helping others helps us more than we expect
- The simple act of thinking about what we are grateful for is very powerful
- affluence - the state of having a great deal of money (wealth)
- Happy people usually priortize their leisure time over money
Notes of Gratitude
- I am grateful for all of the teachers that work so hard to make sure that we all succeed and be the best that we can in the future
- I am grateful for my family and friends who have always supported me in what I do and give me a sense of belonging and comfort
Goals
- I hope to finally understand how I can improve my level of happiness and self-confidence while taking this class, as I feel that it will motivate me to do well and make sure that I help out my entire team if they are having problems