Critical Thinking Paper
Many people all over the world are unhappy, some for a very good reason, like not having your basic needs met. Others are also unhappy with minuscule things, which in some ways are serious problems, but when compared others they might not seem so. There are things we call ‘real-world problems’ which is a sarcastic remark about having struggles that aren’t serious. In a roundabout way, I see this sarcasm as a defense mechanism for those who are unhappy but are also self-aware of how small their issues can be. This article addresses things such as this and offers up advice towards being happier. Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. writes about how friendliness, cheerfulness, compassion, and gratitude are the four key ingredients
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Mr. Peterson created an assignment for his students where they write gratitude letters as a belated thank you note to someone they choose specifically. Though this was a moving experience for his students, Mr. Peterson was struggling with writing his own gratitude letter. He soon figured out how to become open enough to write an effective letter. His route says to fake it at first, you should say thank you to all of the cheesy things you can think of off the top of your head. Such as your pets, family, or a neighbor and something they have done for you. These simple things will open you to the idea that you are “an object of love and care… your self-esteem is bolstered when you say. ‘Hey, people have done things for me.’” (Make a Gratitude Adjustment, 2006). Widening your view of your self is referred to as the glue that will hold society together by the author of this article. Though Suzanne’s four factors to happiness are have been agreed upon is valid, there seem to be more than just those four. It is an expanded amount that keeps growing in possibilities as you live life. There is another circumstance that I believe to be very important, that is growth. Carlin Flora …show more content…
You shouldn’t have to follow all of Suzanne’s factors to truly be happy. Some of those things are powerful enough to stand alone, but I believe that Suzanne is trying to help people find maximum happiness. Something that all of the examples that I have given have in common are that they only want to help the public. They have more than likely struggled with being happy in the past and searched their lives and society for answers. When they finally found a method that worked for them they began to write about it. They want to give others who are in their predicament to have an easier time of finding answers, so they offer up their information in hopes it helps. This also ties into these authors fulfilling their goals to be happy. This is much like the compassion example. They are doing their best to be positive influences and serve as someone else’s stepping stone to becoming happier. It is self-fulfilling and charitable at the same
People push being happy on society as a total must in life; sadness is not an option. However, the research that has conducted to the study of happiness speaks otherwise. In this essay Sharon Begley's article "Happiness: Enough Already" critiques and analyzes societies need to be happy and the motivational affects it has on life. Begley believes that individuals do not always have to be happy, and being sad is okay and even good for us. She brings in the research of other professionals to build her claim that extreme constant happiness is not good for people. I strongly agree that we need to experience sadness to build motivation in life and character all around.
As Walt Disney once said, “Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.” Walt Disney is one of the best known founders for a motion - picture production company. This infamous and plausible man is among the many who support the claim that happiness can be achieved in an assortment of ways by contenting both adults and children. Maanvi Singh’s , “You Can Buy Happiness, If It’s An Experience,” Caitlin Kenney’s “Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’” and ABC News’ “Can We Cultivate Our Own Happiness?” assert how one can achieve happiness. Genuine happiness can only be attained if one truly accepts what their lives present them with. Even though several beliefs claim that money is the key to stimulating
Sharon Begley, author of “Happiness: Enough Already,” proclaims that dejection is not an unacceptable state of mind and there are experts that endorses gloomy feelings. This reading explicates that even though every-one should be happy there is no need to ignore sadness, as both emotions share key parts in everyone’s life. Sharon Begley and her team of specialists provides the information on why sadness is supplemental to a person’s life.
It is a common thought that happiness is key to a successful life, and many try to find out how to achieve the
I have always considered myself a well-rounded and logical thinker; that is until I started the class Humanities 101 – Critical Reasoning. Since I was young, I have always attempted to use truth and facts in arguments that I have been involved in. I was a successful arguer, or what I thought was a successful arguer. On numerous occasions, I have reasoned my case well enough for my counterpart to turn their viewpoint around and agree with me. However, I now see that I used flawed logic during many of these arguments. While I was not completely egocentric in my rationale, I used many nonegocentric attributes to further my cases. For example, using the egocentric thinking flowchart, I would try to protect myself whenever I could and fight for my point of view. This would sometimes appear to come across as inflexible in my thinking; however, I did not feel I was getting all the relevant information to diverge from my original stance. With that, if my flawed logic were highlighted with reasonable justification, I would sway my position, if it made logical sense to me. After taking the course, I am now aware of what logical fallacies I was using and how egocentric my rational was.
These types of studies rarely are able to bare results. Since usually these studies tend to fall apart within 10 years, whether the researchers get distracted, the people being studied withdraw or the funding stops. However, through persistence and luck this study lasted more than 72 years with 60 subjects still remaining, almost all of which are over 90. This groundbreaking study found many interesting facts about what makes us happy. Robert Waldinger the 4th director of the program points out the most interesting finding in this study, in his 2015 Tedtalk:
Finding the level of ultimate contentment and life satisfaction can be challenging, but the perception of situations or powerful social connections strengthens the level of happiness within a person. Topic Significance: In recent years, the rate of depression in young adults has increased as people struggle to find the meaning of happiness and how they can achieve happiness. As people continue throughout their life, it is important to recognize what makes them happy.
The author Vincent Ruggiero defines critical thinking in his book Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical Thinking, as a “search for answers, a quest.” It is the idea that one does not accept claims, ideas, and arguments blindly, but questions and researches these things before making a decision on them. From what I learned in class, critical thinking is the concept of accepting that there are other people and cultures in this world that may have different opinions. It is being able to react rationally to these different opinions.
We know that the mind clings to the negative — but research also shows us that 3 times more positive things happen to us than negative things every day. At any given time, a lot of things are going right in our lives. Either in our career or in our personal lives. It could be that you enjoy what you do at work, are grateful for the paycheck, or appreciate your organization’s values or benefits. It could be the joy you derive from your family, hobbies, sports, or community service. When we savor our experiences, we derive more pleasure and satisfaction from them. Spending time enjoying and feeling grateful for what is going right in your life will help you weather the rest. Caroline spent hours every week devoted to a community service activity from which she derived the joy and strength with which to face her other
Happiness is a reprise from the many trials and turmoil of life, and so it is natural that we should actively seek it. Ironically though, in our naïve belief that we can somehow augment the amount of happiness in our world, we are actually making our world more depressing to live in. Both John F. Schumaker, in The Happiness Conspiracy, and Ray Bradbury, in Fahrenheit 451, argue that our myopic pursuit of happiness is actually counterproductive. The two authors attempt to persuade the reader that happiness is, and should be, an almost-serendipitous byproduct of a truly fulfilling life, and therefore should not be an explicit objective.
Happiness plays an important and necessary role in the lives of people around the world. In America, happiness has been engrained in our national consciousness since Thomas Jefferson penned these famous words in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Jefferson). Since then, Americans have been engaged in that act: pursuing happiness. The problem however, as Ray Bradbury demonstrates in his novel Fahrenheit 451, is that those things which make us happy initially may eventually lead to our downfall. By examining Guy Montag, the protagonist in Fahrenheit 451, and the world he lives in we can gain valuable insights to direct us in our own pursuit of happiness. From Montag and other characters we will learn how physical, emotional, and spiritual happiness can drastically affect our lives. We must ask ourselves what our lives, words, and actions are worth. We should hope that our words are not meaningless, “as wind in dried grass” (Eliot).
While the semester is over and the deadline has expired, I thought I would write this to express my true intended thoughts.
Happiness is defined as having one 's life be fulfilled by needs. In other words, it means that happiness shows up when an individual feels satisfied or content. Since happiness fulfills one 's needs, some may ask, “ What needs?” These needs depend on different individuals. There are certain beliefs that specific needs like marriage, kids, jobs and wealth will make one forever happy. There are also beliefs that there are specific failures like divorce, financial struggles and health problems can make an individual unhappy. When an individual is able to identify their activity that make them happy, then they can start focusing their mind around that activity so they can structure their life to do it more. (Mercola) EDIT LAST SENTENCE
Chris had just been promoted as an Executive Assistant for Pat the CEO, Chief Executive Officer, of Faith Community Hospital. Pat had given Chris her very first assignment on her first day of work as an executive assistant and that was to gather information so that Pat can present the issues to the board of directors. Faith Hospital is faced with issues that needed attention and the board of directors must be notified of the issues so that a solution can be remedy to help the hospital stay in business.
An individual 's happiness is vital to their overall wellbeing and is affected by numerous factors, all to varying extents.