Over Thanksgiving Break !! PUB #3 , The Final Paper & A Happy TASK !

SCHOLARS, 

GENEROSITY & HAPPINESS  PUB #3 is POSTED and DUE Monday 11/27 by Midnight ON BRIGHTSPACE! 

https://identitythroughwriting.blogspot.com/p/pub-3-generosity-happiness-what-is-your.html 

TACKLE IT AFTER THANKSGIVING!! 

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Print and READ the FINAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT SHEET! GET TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING NEXT !!  Conferencing , Support Groups and THE RUBRIC!!! 

This is THE FINAL STRETCH!!

https://identitythroughwriting.blogspot.com/p/the-final-paper-fall-2023-research.html

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Today You Visited The Library & Learned HOW TO PROPERLY CONDUCT RESEARCH ! 

Begin to think about the Topics We Studied Together in Class! 

The Stoics, Personality Traits, The Global Happiness Report, PERMA and the Great Arenas,  Positive Psychology,  Self Talk , Explanatory Styles, Education: Grit , Perseverance and Happiness, Seligman, Laurie Santos, Waldinger and Genetics / Genetics and Happiness,  Friendship & Happiness, Love Chemicals and Happiness , Generosity , Service and Happiness.

NOTE: Although we  did not  have time to research the following topics in class , they are still viable topics should you choose to conduct the research for your final paper.. 

You can ADD Money and Happiness , Animals and Happiness, Laughter and Happiness , Technology and the study of Happiness :What Makes Us Unhappy?

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Over The Weekend : Choose ONE or MORE of the Following Happy Tasks

1. Compliment a stranger about anything you can think of  on the spot. 
2. Pay for a person's coffee for NO REASON - You can also buy a bag of chips.. chocolate bar ... etc.. 
3. Let someone clearly in a rush go ahead of you in line.
4. Go out of your way to give someone ( who does not have a car or drive ) a ride. 
5. Offer to help a family member or friend with a project or task such as food shopping , throwing the garbage, cooking, moving boxes.. etc. ( YOU GET THE IDEA)!
6. Create your own task! Let it be authentic !

I ask that you document the impact ( reaction from the other person) AND your feelings after the task is complete. You can send yourself a text message.. type it in NOTES on your phone or write it down on a POST IT! We share on Tuesday 11/28

Document via text / notes/ or notebook the results to share with the class on Tuesday!

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 Dear Scholars, 

Have a Happy and Healthy Gobble Gobble! 

-Professor Brady