what makes you happy? have you ever looked forward to buying/doing something, only to fi nd that when you fi nally did, you weren’t happier as a result? one way to explore what makes you happy is to...

what makes you happy? have you ever looked forward to buying/doing something, only to fi nd that when you fi nally did, you weren’t happier as a result? one way to explore what makes you happy is to keep a record for a week of your mood state, especially times when you feel happy. what do you think you’ll fi nd? For example, do you think that playing with your children or pets will result in happiness? or that fi nally fi nishing a term paper will make you happy? after a week, see if your predictions match the situations in which you felt happiness. in thinking about what makes you happy, can you relate your experience to the positive psychology research on happiness?