| Description |
xvii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-198) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1 : What you need to know -- The story behind the study -- The constructionist principle : change your stories to change your life -- The poetic principle : look for joy in all the right places -- The simultaneity principle : harness the power of questions -- The anticipatory principle : act from inspiration rather than desperation -- The positive principle : be upward trendy -- Happiness versus joy -- Part 2 : What you need to do -- Exercise 1 : the daily appreciation list -- Exercise 2 : the daily question -- Exercise 3 : weekly visioning -- Discipline do's : seven secrets for staying on track -- Bliss, anyone? : the five stages of deliberate change -- Appendices -- What is appreciative inquiry? -- Exercise summary -- Appreciative living 3-step model -- Questions for reframing difficult situations -- Oxford happiness questionnare -- Seven discipline dos summary -- Five stages of deliberate change -- Joy study results summary. |
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Gratitude.
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Joy.
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Happiness.
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Positive psychology.
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| ISBN |
9781585426607 |
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1585426601 |
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