The Happiness Factor (Campus Edition)
The Happiness Factor
Jewish Wisdom for Happy Living
It’s a question that has launched a thousand self-help seminars, a riddle that has perplexed multitudes, a mystery that enthralled the ancients: What is the secret of happiness? Jewish thought has long emphasized the importance of living with joy. But how? And can you really choose to be happy?
This extraordinary course goes beneath the surface to find answers. Synthesizing timeless Jewish wisdom and the latest findings from the field of positive psychology, we look at how wealth, meaning, trust, optimism, mindfulness, and relationships, all interrelate with our outlook on life. Packed with spiritual insights you can apply to real life, you’ll love every minute of discovering the key to happiness.
- The Joy of Having: Finding Happiness in Life’s Gifts
We’re often told that money can’t buy happiness; joy must come from within. But let’s be honest: are we really supposed to think that having nicer things doesn’t mean anything? And yet, we all know that person who seems to have it all—and is somehow still miserable. So which is it? Classic Jewish sources suggest that what matters most is how we appreciate our life circumstances and how regularly we express that appreciation.
- The Joy of Being You: Finding a Self-Concept of Happiness
Staying positive about life means staying positive about ourselves. In this second step, we look at the importance of nurturing a healthy self-concept and how to avoid negative feelings about ourselves. Oftentimes, it is feelings of nihilism and excessive navel-gazing that drags us down, but they can be countered by two prime, if paradoxical-seeming, Jewish principles: that I matter as an individual—but it isn’t all about me.
- The Joy of Tranquility: Facing Stress with Mindfulness, Hope, and Purpose
Stress is an impediment to happiness. How can we rise above everyday worries and frustrations, whether they are about the present or future, and retain our joie de vivre? The Talmud has some advice for dealing with anxiety, while a Chasidic master proposes a strategy for changing the way we feel by acknowledging the power of the mind over the heart. Finally, we look at the importance of cultivating optimism and trust from the inspiring example of King David and from the perspective of contemporary research.
- The Joy from Others: Investing in Healthy Relationships
Compelling psychological research has demonstrated the many remarkable effects of friendship on happiness and emotional well-being. We are inescapably social beings. And yet, both social science and personal experience show that loneliness, disconnection, and division are stubborn realities of life. How can we arrest this disconcerting drift apart? This class analyzes how to mitigate some of the major impediments to our interpersonal relationships—namely, cynicism, disagreement, and an inability to listen to others. It also addresses how to retain equilibrium even during those troubling moments when a relationship causes pain rather than gain.
| Weight | 2 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 8.5 × 11 × 0.5 in |
| Department | Other |
| Lessons | 4 |
| Audience | Campus Shluchim Offerings |
The Happiness Factor (Campus Edition) - Student Textbook
| Weight | 1 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 8.5 × 1 × 0.2 in |
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