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The Pursuit of Happiness Through Libraries March 19, 2015 Sharon Morris, Colorado State Library 1 Annotation Tools The tool buttons will open in a row on the left side of your screen, once you click on the blue marker . Check mark

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March 19, 2015 Sharon Morris, Colorado State Library

The Pursuit

  • f Happiness …

Through Libraries

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Need to increase my own happiness Need to increase happiness in my family Need to increase happiness at work Need to increase happiness in my community Other (post in chat)

What Brought You Here Today?

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Goals

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Understand why happiness matters in our work & in our lives (based on research). Know, through experience, five methods for increasing happiness. Plan for experimenting, practicing activities that increase happiness. Share ideas & gain tips for sharing happiness with others.

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Methods

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Games Reflection Discussion  Activities in WJ – chat, white board, yes/no Activities at your desk

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TRUE FALSE Game

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The human brain has unlimited processing capacity.

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Game

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The human brain has limited processing capacity.

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Game

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Results of being positive?

More likely to get job Increased Creativity Increased Productivity Healthier Job Effectiveness Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound Job success Resilience

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Game

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Barriers to happiness?

Natural fight or flight instinct Negative news in media External expectations of success Negative reinforcement Not enough chocolate Stress

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TRUE FALSE Game

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Success and external recognition leads to long-term happiness .

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Game

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Success and external recognition leads to long-term happiness

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Game

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Success and external recognition leads to long-term happiness

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Happiness Summary

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  • We have limited brain capacity and attention at any given moment
  • What we focus on matters – (positivity increases creativity, resilience,

productivity, health, and other indicators of long-term happiness)

  • Our current culture and human wiring is oriented to the negative
  • Research points to activities that increase happiness and well-being
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Questions & Comments

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Experiment

Gratitude Journal + Meditation Kindness Exercise

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Experiment

Gratitude

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Experiment

Gratitude

Joy Frustration Anxiety Surprise More energy Other (write in chat)

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Experiment

Journal +

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Experiment

Gratitude Journal + Reflection

 Thinking  Speaking  Writing

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Experiment

Exercise

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Experiment

Meditation

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Experiment

Kindness

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Experiment

Gratitude Journal + Meditation Kindness Exercise

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Comments & Questions

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Plan for Action

Gratitude Journal + Meditation Kindness Exercise

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Goals

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 Understand why happiness matters in our work & in our lives (based on research).  Know, through experience, five methods for increasing happiness.  Plan for experimenting, practicing activities that increase happiness. Share ideas & gain tips for sharing happiness with others.

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Self Family/Friends Library Community

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Libraries & Happiness

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Thank You!

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Sharon Morris

Director of Library Development Colorado State Library Morris_s@cde.state.co.us Twitter: cslsharon Most recent read – Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science

  • f Contentment, Calm,

and Confidence, Rick Handsome, Ph.D.