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Misenheimer 1
Will Misenheimer
Deby Jizi
UWRT 1102-028
4 March 2016
Happiness Research Qiz
Thr!"h!# #he en#ire s#$y !% happiness& ' ha(e learne$ mch ab!# )ha#
happiness is an$ h!) i# is $e(el!pe$* ' learne$ in +H!) Happy ,re ! an$ Why./
#ha# each in$i(i$al a##ains a cer#ain se# p!in# !% happiness #ha# is passe$ $!)n
"ene#ically& b# #his is !nly a small %ra"men# !n #he pie char# !% happiness* The
my#h #ha# m!ney is #he ey #! happiness )as als! $ispr!(e$ in +an M!ney y
Happiness.*/ M!ney is n!# a ba$ #hin"& b# +)e n!) #ha# ma#erialism can be #!3ic
#! happiness*/ ,# #his p!in# in my s#$ies is )hen ' #rly realize$ #ha# happiness is
n!# a #an"ible "!!$& b# a perspec#i(e* '# )as a )!n$er%l realiza#i!n #ha# achie(in"
happiness $!es n!# reire a l!n" pr!cess& b# ins#ea$ may be an imme$ia#e
chan"e in men#ali#y* The s#$y !% happiness als! )en# in#! m!re $ep#h in +,(ersi!n
#! Happiness&/ in )hich ' learne$ #ha# s!me in$i(i$als p!ssess an ncanny
#en$ency #! a(!i$ happiness& sally #hr!"h an nrec!"nize$ %ear !% chan"e& !r
%ear !% breain" a spers#i#i!n* 5as#ly& ' als! increase$ my n!)le$"e base #hr!"h
#he TD #al in )hich Dan 7ilber# $iscsses playin"& +The elie(in" 7ame*/ The
elie(in" 7ame is a men#ali#y !% n!# imme$ia#ely ar"in" s!me %ac# !r s#a#emen#
#ha# s!me!ne maes in $eli(erin" a $eclara#i!n* When ' c!mple#e$ $!ble !rnal
en#ries a%#er )a#chin"& +The elie(in" 7ame&/ ' %!n$ #ha# ' )as able #! n$ers#an$
an$ #ae m!re !# !% #he ar"men#s !% #he a#h!rs* 9!ll!)in" #he abs!rp#i!n !%
in%!rma#i!n& ' )!l$ #hen be able #! mae a #!#ally in%!rme$ $ecisi!n !% )he#her !r
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Misenheimer 2
n!# ' a"ree )i#h #he a#h!r:s s#a#emen#* There%!re& a%#er rea$in" all !% #he assi"ne$
rea$in"s an$ per%!rmin" $!ble !rnal en#ries& ' %eel #ha# ' ha(e a )ell-%!rme$
!pini!n an$ perspec#i(e !% happiness* Happiness is n!# a prescrip#i(e pr!$c# !% a
%!rmla* ;ne $!es n!# by #his !r #ha# #! achie(e happiness* ;ne a$!p#s a #en$ency
#! be happy #hr!"h #he ins#alla#i!n !% a p!si#i(e men#ali#y #ha# in(!l(es !p#imism
an$ #hinin" )in