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During Meeting Secondary Students Needs, we explored the work of Dweck and Wilson & Conyers.  We discussed growth mindsets and mind, brain, and education strategies that relate to Positive Psychology.

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Take away 3 - Success through character is greater than intelligence. 

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Take away 3 - Success through character is greater than intelligence. 

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Seligman discusses that intelligence is not the most important factor in success, but rather character.  He lists four things that lead to success:
1.  Speed thinking

2.  Work planning and reconciliation.

3.  A fast learning rate.

4.  Effort .

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Take away 1 - Simple exercices can have lasting effects

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Take away 1 - Simple exercices can have lasting effects

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One of the take aways I had from Flourish was that the path to transformation can be done very simply. Martin Seligman gave a couple of examples that are very simple, but can really change the leans through which we view reality to progress to a happier life.

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This is another exercise that was discussed in Flourish. This works well with both children and adults. This is a fairly easy exercise where an kind act is performed for an individual without anything in return. Like the video states, this is already a trait we possess, we just need to think of others, and in reality, there is a return on this act through the goodness you feel in yourself.

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Angela Duckworth wrote Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, and discussed the power of grit on success. When coupled with PERMA and positive psychology, I think that these two concepts are closely
related.  By staying positive and taking things in stride, you build on your resiliency and tenacity when you really need to power to push through hard times and bounce back from setbacks.

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Using Positive Psychology to Combat Student Depression

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Using Positive Psychology to Combat Student Depression

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As noted in Flourish, the concepts currently being taught in schools promote success in the adult workplace. Skills are (perhaps unknowingly) prioritized over well-being, which very likely contributes to the increase in student depression. This TED Talk delves into a student's perspective of this situation, highlighting the importance of Positive Psychology in relation to this growing problem.

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Shedding Light on Student Depression | Jack Park | TEDxPenn

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A common theme we find throughout Flourish is the ability to "create" our own happiness. I enjoyed this exercise in particular because of the small implications we may fail to initially recognize.
1. You are physically writing down the good things about your day. These are tangible representations of our thoughts that we can physically see, not just a concept or idea stuck in our heads. They are right in front of us, and are there for us to revisit at a later date.
2. You are able to recognize the varying degrees of positivity in your daily life. The things that bring us happiness will not always be these gradiose, thoughtful events or gestures. Sometimes it is the small things that make all the difference. By forcing ourselves to recognize three elements that "went well" each day, we learn to identify these small victories.

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The Path to Happiness - What Went Well Exercise

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Take away 2 - Simple PERMA Theory Overview

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Take away 2 - Simple PERMA Theory Overview

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Another Take away from Flourish was PERMA. The five pillars of happiness present a model to change your life.

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Worth the 12 minuets.

"It's not necessarily the reality that shapes us, but the lens through which your brain views the world that shapes your reality. And if we can change the lens, not only can we change your happiness, we can change every single educational and business outcome at the same time."

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Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work | TED Talk

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We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.