5/22/2020 幸福课 1 - Tal Ben-Shahar

网易公开课 - 什么是积极心理学

Vocabulary notes

epiphany 对事物真谛的顿悟

at the time 那时

in a matter of moment 在那一瞬间

nonchalant 冷漠的，漠不关心的，若无其事的

jolly 愉快的欢乐的

charismatic 超凡魅力的；神赐能力的

flourishing 繁荣的；繁茂的；盛行的

overpromising and under-delivering

meta-analyzed

mandate 授权；命令，指令；委托管理；受命进行的工作

edification 启迪；教诲；精神修养

wakeful 警觉的

introspection 自省

retention 保留，扣留，记忆力

ancestry

happiness and well-being

brainchild 脑力劳动的产物

billiard ball 台球

epistemology 认识论，认知论

schizophrenia and neurosis

summit 顶点；最高级会议；最高阶层

deflated 泄气的

enervated 衰弱的，无力的

cease vt. 停止；结束/ n. 停止

perception 认识能力；知觉，感觉；洞察力；看法；获取

obscured 遮蔽的，湮没的

perceive 察觉，感觉；理解；认知

chip away

common sense 常识

eclectic 兼收并蓄的；不拘一格的；折中的，折中主义的

egregious 惊人的；过分的；恶名昭彰的

fig 少许，一些；无价值的东西；服装

lucid 明晰的；透明的；易懂的；头脑清楚的

Class note

"time-in" - the importance of silence, the notion of embracing stillness.

- "replay might constitute a general mechanism of learning and memory"

"humanistic psychology - is essential a reaction to the existing psychology of the time, the third force" (first force: behaviorism[ a person is a collection of behaviors as a box], second force: psychoanalysis[subconcious]). problem: lack of rigorousness of science but brought in many good ideas such as well-being, love, empathy，happiness, optimism...

salutogenesis - Aaron Antonovsky : the origin of physical and psychological health

Information into transformation: information is taking data put inside a form, transformation is taking the form and change it. The same objective information can be interpreted in two ways: positively and negatively.

Happiness is more contingent on our state of mind than our status or the state of our bank account: 快乐由我们的精神状态而定，而不是社会地位或银行存款,

Getting rid of limitations, of barriers, of fear that are preventing us from fulfilling our potential

Thoreau: "Soul grows more by subtraction than by addition"

Neurogenesis/ Neuroplasticity - our brain actually changes and transforms

Abraham Maslow:" Humanistic philosophy offers a new conception of learning, of teaching, of education. The goal of education, the human goal is ultimately the 'self-actualization' of a person. In other words, is helping a person to become the best that he is able to become"

The biggest mistake： "not asking the right question"

Two and two things along mattered in terms of determining who will be the extraordinarily successful and the rest. The first thing, extraordinarily successful groups really believe in themselves, the sense of confidence. Second, they were always asking questions, always in a state of curiosity.

Happiness resides on a continuum, is a lifelong pursuit. "become happier instead of happy"

Focus more on common things than differences across cultures.

Study and look inside yourself.

Carl Rogers: "what is most personal is most general"