Ed Diener Quotes

• It appears that the way people perceive the world is much more important to happiness than objective circumstances.

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  People, Important, World

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• Psychological wealth includes life satisfaction, the feeling that life is full of meaning, a sense of engagement in interesting activities, the pursuit of important goals, the experience of positive emotional feelings, and a sense of spirituality that connects people to things larger than themselves.

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  Positive, Emotional, People

  Ed Diener, Robert Biswas-Diener (2011). “Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth”, p.18, John Wiley & Sons

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• Being too happy is bad for you. 8 on 1 10-scale is just right. Eg. cancer patients are more likely to survive if they're at an 8 instead of 9 or 10.

  Ed Diener

  Cancer, Patient, Scales

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