In this blog post, I will be posting the results of a Happiness Quiz that I took online. I got this idea from another student's blog post and felt that it could help me get a better understanding of my own happiness. I also thought that it could contribute to my process of writing my research paper. I have started writing my paper however I am not finished and figured this would give me some good insight to support my idea. Before I took the quiz I thought about my mental state and how happy I am on a daily basis. I tend to have many days where I am feeling happy and optimistic. However I do suffer with bad anxiety and I find that sometimes it puts me in a bad mood for a day, or a few days at a time. I just get caught up in my thoughts, worrying about my future and being successful. I also stress myself out about school a lot because I struggle with managing my time well.
Just for fun, I interviewed one of my friends and had him take the quiz before I did. I just wanted to get an idea of what quiz was about and how accurate it is because I think I know him pretty well. He scored a While taking this quiz I thought about what goes through my head on a regular basis. Some of the questions were simple, like how often do you exercise and do you take part in a spiritual activity or group. Some of the other questions were more along the lines of do you feel a sense of gratitude towards people/events from your past, and do you find yourself worrying about your future. I was actually pretty surprised to learn that I got an 89 out of 115 points. Sometimes I'm a little hard on myself and think that I have a hard time being positive about certain things. I know this quiz isn't entirely accurate on measuring my internal happiness, however it was nice to see myself receive a pretty good score from it. The quiz encourages you to read The 7 Habits of Happy People. It describes 7 of the most important aspects of being happy. I highly encourage everyone to read this short display because it really gives a good outlook on the important things in life. I believe I have a pretty strong relationship with almost all of the habits. It's all about how you look at life and appreciating the things you should. I am definitely going to recommend people in my life to read The 7 Habits of Happy people.
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This blog post will consist of dated journal entires over the course of 7 days. At the end of each day, I wrote down 3 things that went well for me that day with an explanation as to why. In preparation for this assignment, I read What is Positive Pyschology & Why Is it Important? (Positive Psychology Program), Greater Good in Action: Science-Based Practices for a Meaningful Life (UC Berkeley's Project Home Page), & Three Good Things (Greater Good in Action).
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I will be using the PERMA model to analyze my data from the "three good things" approach. P= Positive emotion, pleasure, optimism E= Engagement, fulfilling work R= Relationships, social connections M= Meaning, having a purpose A= Accomplishments, ambition, important achievements P: 13 E: 6 R: 11 M: 6 A: 6 |
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