Raj Raghunathan HDO Nov 6 th 2015 Austin TX USA Main takeaways from teaching 5 years of CNL There is a great deal of hunger for the topic wwwhappysmartscom hdoutexasedu wwwcourseraorgcoursehappiness ID: 559059
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fulfillment in the workplaceRaj Raghunathan
HDO, Nov 6
th
2015
Austin, TX, USASlide2
Main takeaways from teaching 5 years of CNLThere is a great deal of hunger for the topicSlide3
www.happysmarts.comhdo.utexas.eduSlide4
www.coursera.org/course/happiness Slide5
Main takeaways from 5 years of teaching CNLThere is a great deal of hunger for the topicHappiness doesn’t just feel good… …it is also useful to feel happySlide6
The functionality of happinessSlide7
Functionality of HappinessSlide8
Happiness and ProductivitySlide9
What does it take to be happy?Slide10
The “Big Three” GoalsSlide11
The Two Routes to the Big ThreeMBA throughPursuing PassionNeed
to
Love (and Give)
Internal
Control
MBA through
Chasing
Superiority
Need to
be
Loved
External Control
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The Two Routes to the Big ThreeMBA throughPursuing Passion
Need
to
Love (and Give)
Internal
Control
MBA through
Chasing
Superiority
Need to
be
Loved
External Control
“Abundance” Approach
“Scarcity” ApproachSlide13
Chasing Superiority
One-Upmanship
Being better than the
Joneses
Yearning for the l
ifestyles
of
the Rich
and FamousSlide14
Importance (and Seductiveness) of SuperioritySlide15
Why Chasing Superiority Lowers HappinessAdaptationSlide16
How materialistic are you?Materialism scaleSlide17
What gives Meaning?Slide18
Symptoms of “Flow”Slide19
The Need for AbsorptionFrom “Flow” by Csikszentmihalyi
Required ability
Available ability
Anxiety causing experiences
Boring Experiences
“Flow” or Optimal Experiences
Low
HighSlide20
Why Does Absorption boost Happiness?Enjoyment
Expertise
CharismaSlide21
“Ideal life” ExerciseStep 1: Answer the “three most important questions” as you watch this videoStep 2: Spend 5 minutes thinking of your ideal life (focus on work life)Step 3: Tell 2 others in your “group” your ideal lifeListeners: Don’t judge; offer helpful insights into ideal life after speaker is doneStep 4 (optional): Write out an ideal life “report” (keep revising and refining it!)Slide22
The Two Routes to the Big ThreeMBA throughPursuing Passion
Need
to
Love (and Give)
Internal
Control
MBA through
Chasing
Superiority
Need to
be
Loved
External Control
“Abundance” Approach
“Scarcity” ApproachSlide23
BreakSlide24
The need to belongStart video at 1:30Slide25
Manifestations of the need to BelongSlide26
Why Being Needy leads to MiserySlide27
The False Appeal of Going it AloneSlide28
Attachment style (ECR) questionnaireSlide29
Belongingness and The Need to Love (and give)Slide30
Gratitude: The “meta strategy”Slide31
“Expressing gratitude” exerciseStep 1: Think of someone who had a positive impact on youStep 2: Write out a gratitude letter to themStep 3: Read out your gratitude letter to two “group” matesListeners: just listen—not judgments!Step 4 (Optional): Read out your gratitude letter to the recipient (or to someone who knows him/her) after today’s classSlide32
The Two Routes to the Big ThreeMBA throughPursuing Passion
Need
to
Love (and Give)
Internal
Control
MBA through
Chasing
Superiority
Need to
be
Loved
External Control
“Abundance” Approach
“Scarcity” ApproachSlide33
Importance of ControlSlide34
Being Overly ControllingSlide35
Desirability of control and Maximizer-satisficer scalesSlide36
Why Need to Control leads to MiserySlide37
Taking Internal Control Slide38
Why Taking “Internal Control” Enhances HappinessSlide39
“Healthy Lifestyle” ExerciseSlide40
The Two Routes to the Big ThreeMBA throughPursuing Passion
Need
to
Love (and Give)
Internal
Control
MBA through
Chasing
Superiority
Need to
be
Loved
External Control
“Abundance” Approach
“Scarcity” ApproachSlide41
What can you do to enhance happiness in your workplace?Slide42
Thank you!