You would be forgiven for thinking that most people would be pretty good at knowing what makes them happy . After all most of the pursuits and activities we fill our lives with today are chosen to make us happy . Many of us are convinced if we had our wish list we would be happy . However , what psychologists tell us is whilst wanting to be happy sounds like a simple thing to achieve , the truth is finding happiness is harder than people think . One of the reasons for this is there are two different approaches to happiness .
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Different approaches to happiness
The first is called Hedonic The second is called Eudaimonic
Okay , so these are not words we hear very often or you may never have heard them before or know what they mean . So let ’ s watch a short clip to find out more and discover the different approaches to happiness and what each one can lead to .
Idea Film
5 minutes
Section Aim
To explain the concepts of Eudaimonic and Hedonic approaches to happiness .
Film
Start by playing the clip . This will introduce the concepts of the Eudaimonic and Hedonic approaches to happiness . Once you have played the clip you could ask the group to describe Eudaimonic and Hedonic in their own words before explaining why happiness is hard to find from the content on slides 27 and 28 .
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We are beginning to discover that finding happiness isn ’ t as straightforward as some people might think . So what are some of the reasons happiness is sometimes hard to find ? Here are a few that experts suggest :
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