Molly+Mahoney

RP Post #2 1. How does one achieve happiness? 2. The Pursuit of Happiness 3. Carlin Flora / Psychology Today 4. http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200812/the-pursuit-happiness 5. website / May 26th 6. Carlin Flora addresses the problem that when people are unhappy, they take the easy way out instead of actually getting over it themselves in a very serious manor to try to get people to stop doing this. 7. To obtain happiness, one needs to live it to the fullest, and always taking opportunities to brighten ones horizons. If one sits around moping, obviously they are not going to be happy. 8. People should get over things in a healthy way opposed to taking medication. 9. I am very persuaded by this because I believe it is a true problem that needs to be fixed. 10. "Both the happiness and anti-happiness forces actually agree on something important—that we Americans tend to grab superficial quick fixes such as extravagant purchases and fatty foods to subdue any negative feelings that overcome us. Such measures seem to hinge on a belief that constant happiness is somehow our birthright. Indeed, a body of research shows instant indulgences do calm us down—for a few moments. But they leave us poorer, physically unhealthy, and generally more miserable in the long run—and lacking in the real skills to get us out of our rut."