Positive emotions not only feel good, but they also increase our overall life satisfaction.
How?
By building resilience.
University of North Carolina professor Barbara Fredrickson has spent the past two decades looking into why we have positive emotions and what we do with them. She even has her own term for her work: positivity.
To quote an old commercial, “Why ask ‘why’?” when it comes to positive emotions? Shouldn’t we just enjoy them while they’re around? Sure, but maybe we can find even more about how these emotions benefit us.
Why do we have emotions anyway?
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How?<\/p>\n
By building resilience.<\/p>\n
University of North Carolina professor Barbara Fredrickson has spent the past two decades looking into why we have positive emotions and what we do with them. She even has her own term for her work: positivity.<\/p>\n
To quote an old commercial, \u201cWhy ask \u2018why\u2019?\u201d when it comes to positive emotions? Shouldn\u2019t we just enjoy them while they\u2019re around? Sure, but maybe we can find even more about how these emotions benefit us.<\/p>\n
Why do we have emotions anyway?<\/strong>
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