Showing posts with label unhappiness and depression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unhappiness and depression. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

How difficult would it be for individuals to adjust to zero economic growth?

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  It would not be difficult for governments to achieve zero economic growth. They would just need to do more of the things that they are doi...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

How important is resilience to individual flourishing?

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  Everyone knows that resilience is important in coping with misfortune. However, it may be more important than I had thought. My attentio...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Does your well-being depend on your PCNs?

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  The accompanying graphic suggests that it does. It is from Michael A Bishop’s book, The Good Life : Unifying the Philosophy and Psychology...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Is Vipassana meditation consistent with self-acceptance?

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Vipassana is an ancient form of meditation based on practice of equanimity in observation of physical sensations and thoughts. As people who...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021

How are life satisfaction ratings related to living standards evaluations?

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  It is well known that in wealthy countries, further improvement of average incomes has only a small impact on average life satisfaction. D...
Sunday, December 22, 2019

Which are the countries in which people have the best opportunities for psychological well-being?

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This might seem like an odd question, so I will begin by explaining why I think it is worth considering. Psychological well-being ...
Sunday, November 17, 2019

What are the basic goods of a flourishing human?

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A good place to begin is with the discussion of the basic goods of “the good life”, by Robert and Edward Skidelsky in their book Ho...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Can the hope circuit help us to circumvent dysfunctional politics?

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This question came to mind when I was reading the final chapter of Martin Seligman’s latest book, The Hope Circuit . The book is an au...