From a1762aaf3cc75f27a273ff55017c814223fea753 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kerkeslager Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 16:29:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add an article on happiness --- happiness.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ works-in-progress.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 happiness.md diff --git a/happiness.md b/happiness.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d024ef4 --- /dev/null +++ b/happiness.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +This content is basically my notes from a Yale course on Coursera, *The +Science of Well-Being* by Dr. Lauri Santos. + +## Misconceptions about happiness + +### The G.I. Joe Fallacy +Happiness is a *practice*. Knowing about the science of happiness doesn't +make you happy. You have to put it into practice. + +Simply knowing things doesn't mean that you will put them into practice. +We have to change habits. + +Note: This is named after G.I. Joe's iconic phrase, "And knowing is half the +battle." The intent of implying that this is a fallacy is to say that +"knowing isn't enough". But I think it's somewhat humorous to call what +G.I. Joe said a fallacy, because it seems like G.I. Joe would agree that +knowing isn't enough--it's *half* of enough! + +## Why our expectations are so bad + +## What stuff really increases happiness + +## Strategies to reset our expectations + +## Putting these strategies into practice + diff --git a/works-in-progress.md b/works-in-progress.md index 93ad3af..8457a72 100644 --- a/works-in-progress.md +++ b/works-in-progress.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # Works in Progress * [Risk versus consequence](risk-versus-consequence) * [There Are No Disney Villains](no-disney-villains) +* [Happiness](happiness) # To-do * [Advertising Considered Harmful](advertising-considered-harmful) -- 2.20.1