Happiness – Cultivating Emotional Balance at Work
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Happiness – Cultivating Emotional Balance at Work Peter Webb Organisational and Coaching Psychologist
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Happiness – Cultivating Emotional Balance at Work. Peter Webb Organisational and Coaching Psychologist. What makes you happy?. Hedonia vs e udaimonia General Happiness S cale. Money and happiness. “Whoever said money can’t buy you happiness didn’t know how to shop!”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Happiness – Cultivating Emotional Balance at WorkPeter Webb
Organisational and Coaching Psychologist
What makes you happy?Hedonia vs eudaimonia General Happiness Scale
Money and happiness“Whoever said money can’t buy you happiness didn’t know how to shop!”
Money and emotional well-beingKhaneman, D., and Deaton, A. (2007). High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being. PNAS online.
The happiness equationH = S + C + V Satisfaction with Life Scale
Set-point
Circumstances
Voluntarycontrol
Happiness
Optimism vs pessimismGood and bad events are evaluated differently
GratitudeAmplifies good memories about the past Gratitude Survey
Evaluating emotionsThe S-R gap
Regulating emotionsAmygdala hijack!
Neuroplasticity“Neurons that fire together wire together”“Neurons that fire apart wire apart”
Positivity vs negativityLosada’s number P/N
ConnectingBidding and responding to bids
Cultivating emotional balance at workH = S + C + VGratitudeS-R gapP/N > 2.9Bidding & responding
HappinessTry to look on the bright side
