Martin Seligman: Meaning Of Life

Martin Seligman: meaning of life

Seligman is considered the greatest promoter of positive psychology. For him, happiness is boycotted by pain. Think that the concept of happiness is impossible. Happiness is based on three measurable elements that can be intervened or manipulated. Seligman also showed that there is satisfaction with life in a lasting way.

Life of pleasure or pleasant life. These are positive emotions, such as laughter, smile, sense of humor, etc. In the element of pleasant life to have greater satisfaction with life, before going to sleep and for a week we should write three things that have gone well throughout the day and explain why. The result will be contagious and even after the week we will continue to do so. After six months we can demonstrate that the person is happier than before.

The committed life, united with things. Addicted to love, work, family, leisure, friends ..

In which Seligman states that, if you commit to everything you will have nothing. Because you need to pay close attention and intellectual resources. This derives from the feelings and thoughts put into practice. When we flow, we guarantee our happy growth.

In gratitude, satisfaction with life. We must think of someone alive who has done something for us, something important for us, and to whom we have never grateful. We have to write a writing in which we show the things that person said and explain how the situation affected us in which the person told us and explain how we are now.

This writing we will have to read. With this technique we will increase our satisfaction with life.

This causes the person to feel happier and less depressed, being able to last until a month later this feeling. And the feeling (meaning) of life. It is based on understanding oneself and using these strengths and services for what we believe is stronger than us. In the case of life with meaning, we have to do something fun in a altruistic way. When we do something fun and end, it is the end. While when it is altruistic you feel better and brings you happiness in a lasting way. In this way we will increase self-satisfaction.