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HackHabit

Joy (soaking in positive feelings)

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Topics
Happiness, sadness & emotion regulation,
Intention
Be more present
Approach in Detail
Positive Psychology, Positive Reframing, Neuroplasticity,
Tone
Direct / Modern
Language
English
Length
4 pages
File Format
PDF (74.0 KB)

About This Tool

Joy is the feeling of great pleasure, well-being, delight, and good fortune. It is often experienced after a pleasurable or satisfying experience, but it can also come or go on its own, unrelated to life events. Most of us want to feel joy more often, if not all of the time, but fear that this goal is out of reach. Luckily, science has found that most feelings, like joy, are more of a habit than an occasional state, and by treating joy like a habit, we can actually turn it into a permanent, or close to permanent, state. This worksheet can help.

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Why It Works

Below are some of the books and studies that support this tool.

  • Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough. “Counting blessings versus burdens: an experimental investigation of gratitude and subject wellbeing in daily life” in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2003.
  • Rick Hanson. “Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence.” 2013.
  • Nathan Lambert, Steven Graham, Frank Fincham, & Tyler Stillman. “A changed perspective: How gratitude can affect sense of coherence through positive reframing” in the Journal of Positive Psychology. 2009.
  • Martin Seligman, Tracy Steen, Nansook Park, and Christopher Peterson. “Positive psychology progress: Empirical validation of interventions” in American Psychologist. 2005.
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