Top quotes from the ippa conference - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Top statements from the ippa meeting - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Cheerful at work in Philly The entire organization (each of the 4 of us) were in Philadelphia for the ippa meeting on Positive Psychology and we had an awesome time. This was the universes driving meeting on the subject with huge amounts of speakers and 1500 participants and we got the opportunity to see all the head honchos in the field, including Seligman, Zimbardo, Cooperrider, Csikszentmihalyi and Diener. Both Dieners truth be told :o) My undisputed top choice of the considerable number of meetings was Ed Diener, who had the most new discoveries to offer AND was likewise a brilliant speaker something of an irregularity at this extremely scholastic occasion. Here are the absolute best statements from the occasion, taken from my twitter stream: Wonder is the thing that pushes us ahead. David Cooperrider citing Joseph Conrad. Business must be a power for good on the planet. David Cooperrider. Vagrants in India and USA missed the Maslow update. (Which means they can be cheerful even in a terrible circumstance.) Robert Biswas-Diener Being solid makes you upbeat and the other way around, yet the connection from satisfaction to wellbeing is twice as solid. Ruut veenhoven Strictness is the feared doubt that somebody some place is cheerful. Sir Richard Layard citing H.L. Mencken To thrive throughout everyday life, focus on in any event 3 positive feelings for each negative one. Barbara Frederickson The main 2 thought processes in murder are 1) love, 2) work. Michael Frese Being too cheerful is awful for you. 8 on 1 10-scale is perfect. Eg. disease patients are bound to endure if theyre at a 8 rather than 9 or 10. Ed Diener Its a legend that lottery champs are no more joyful after they win the cash or that quadriplegics are no unhappier after their mishap your conditions do make a difference! Ed Diener You look somewhat down go accomplish something decent for another person. Martin Seligman Tail me on twitter. Much obliged for visiting my blog. In case you're new here, you should look at this rundown of my 10 most well known articles. What's more, in the event that you need progressively extraordinary tips and thoughts you should look at our bulletin about bliss at work. It's extraordinary and it's free :- )Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related