The new field of Positive Psychology was the inspiration for this book. I wrote it because I have been giving classes and workshops on Positive Psychology. I wanted to share with students what we are learning about joy and happiness. Happiness is a new direction for shrinks. We have mostly been interested in what is wrong with people, why they get depressed, anxious, and into conflicts with people they love. We study anger and fear and try to make people better. But traditionally we have not studied hope, love, inspiration, and joy. What a shame. We want to live lives of joy and fulfillment. In fact, when we look at young children, it is clearly our natural state, a default setting to use today s computer lingo. Through research into high functioning people, we now know that people high in curiosity are much happier. And curiosity is the most natural state possible. Young children are full of curiosity, wanting to know and learn. If you want to be a happier person, all you have to do is remember that natural curiosity., ISBN13: 9780976273417 ISBN10: 0976273411 Material Type: paperback

Lynn D. Johnson