Questions
What do you think ? Do you think there are good reasons why we should be happy ?
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Research has shown that happiness helps people to :
Have successful relationships
Obtain a job and have more job satisfaction ( enjoy it more )
Be more creative
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Why be happy ?
Be healthy and make healthier choices
Live longer
Be more generous with their time and money
React to stressful situations more effectively .
These are just some of the benefits that psychologists believe come from being happier . Importantly , this does not mean that only happy people can achieve these things . Our focus should be on discovering what makes us happy , but it does help to see that there are benefits to being happy .
Defining Happiness
5 minutes
Section Aim
To understand what we mean by the term happiness .
Instructions
Start by making the statement below and ask one or both of the questions that follow . Facilitate a discussion around what participants think happiness is and how they would know if they were happy or not . Then put up some definitions on the screen . If you have extra time you could explore this further using the participants to come up with their own definition .
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So , having heard that being happy is one of the most important desires in people ’ s lives we now need to ask “ what do we mean by happiness ?”
Questions
How would you know if you were happy or not ? How would you describe happiness ? Happiness is ...?
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