Flourish+Intro

We will be reading and discussing the book //Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being// by Martin E.P. Seligman. The book is available on Amazon: [|Amazon (Flourish)] We will use the discussion button in the upper right hand corner of each page (beside the Edit button) for you to post your comments. You may comment as often as you like and reply to colleagues. Before beginning the book, John McIntyre, our leader for this book discussion, suggests that you take the Brief Strengths test. You'll need to go to the [|Authentic Happiness website] and register. Once you've registered, take the test. One you get your results, I've provided a prompt to discuss your results on this page. Click on the discussion button (beside the Edit button) to see the prompt and reply there.

Here's the list of discussion questions and dates when responses are due:

__May 20:__ Brief Strengths test discussion (this page) __May 27__: Chapter 1: Is there an essential difference between happiness and well-being? What do you see as the distinction that Seligman makes and do you agree? __June 3__: Chapter 2: Comment on the fourteen sessions of PPT by Rashid & Seligman __June 10__: Chapter 3: Consider your level of typical response to other people. Practice moving in the direction of being "active and constructive". Comment on your attempts. __June 17__: Returning to "well-being", Seligman claims that the elements of PERMA (p.24) can be measured and will then define the construct of "well-being". will these measures provide a valid representation of that construct? Comment. __June 24__: At least one country in the world (Bhutan) has established a Minister of National Happiness.Using Seligman's reconceptualization of Happiness as well-being, what would the Minister of Well-Being be charged with doing? __July 1__: Try the "What Went Well Exercise" for at least one week. What went well? do you plan to continue? Try it with one of your classes.