• Happiness is:
  • a way to describe how much one person thinks to be satisfied of his life in a particular moment or in the overall.
  • absence or at least experience few negative emotions and negative thoughts compared to positive emotions and thoughts.
  • a positive emotion experienced when we reach well-being
  • subjective.
• There are two types of happiness:
  • Eudaimonic
  • Hedonic

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Researches suggest that the following elements contribute to well-being:

• Competence
• Autonomy
• Relatedness
• using our own signature strengths to reach our goals
• Gratitude
• Kindness
• Savoring happy moments

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• what are signature strengths

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• How self determination theory is related to happiness
• What is self determination theory

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• Introduction to Self-Determination Theory | University of Rochester by Coursera
• The Science of Well-Being | Yale University by Coursera

In the course Introduction to Self-Determination Theory is claimed that:

• a basic psychological need is a need that, if satisfied, leads to greater well-being.
• SDT claims the existence of three basic psychological needs based on various researches. Therefore the satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs contributes to our well-being and therefore to happiness.

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• What contributes to well-being?

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• Introduction to Self-Determination Theory | University of Rochester by Coursera

Various resources suggest the following strategies to satisfy our basic psychological needs:

• Competence:
  • developing new skills
  • mastering a subject that we are interested about
• Autonomy:
  • pursuing personal projects
  • developing the ability to take decisions on your own
  • feeling in control of your life
  • feeling free to act in a way that aligns with your desires
• Relatedness:
  • sharing with others what you have learned
  • showing respect and appreciation to others

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• What contributes to well-being

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• Drive | 2011 | Daniel Pink

Self Determination Theory (SDT) is a theory about human motivation developed by professors Richard Ryan and Edward Deci.

SDT states that human beings have three basic psychological needs that motivate us:

• Competence
• Autonomy
• Relatedness

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• Introduction to Self-Determination Theory | University of Rochester by Coursera

Index

• Why Information Mapping should work

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