Your Happiness Calendar for May 2023
This month, find ways to address your stress.
Do You Have Enough Friends?
Feel like you no longer have any time for your friends? While you certainly aren't alone--especially among parents--friendships can profoundly affect our happiness for the better. Rona and I discuss strategies for keeping adult friendships alive and well.
11 Things to Do When You Feel Lonely
Many of us are feeling a bit lonelier these days. These tips may help—some involving other people, and some you can follow all by yourself.
The Science-Backed Benefits of Being a Dog Owner
Let’s not forget to thank our dogs for all the benefits they bring us—especially through the challenges of COVID-19.
Other Episodes
Fostering Creativity in Kids
We often think of creativity as being a personality trait rather than a skill that we can…
Looking for a Preschool?
It's that time of year, when many parents are looking at preschools and try to make what is…
Gratitude for Lovers
Whether or not you are a romantic person, and whether or not you like Valentine's Day,…
How Hectic Are Your Mornings?
Rona and I are frequently asked how parents and caregivers can make morning routines go…
Is Yelling the New Spanking?
Most parents yell at their kids at one time or another, but as stress and exhaustion…
Managing routines, sleep, and sugar intake so kids can thrive
The holidays are so fun, but many kids get really out of whack. How to manage moodiness and…
Comments
While fully appreciating the research on social connectivity and its relationship to well being, it is important to be cautious about over generalizing. You make a passing comment suggesting perhaps extroverts, like yourself, may be happier than introverts since “social connections are easier for them”. Quoting from Psychology Today piece, “There’s no clear answer to this question. Current tests consistently rate extroverts higher on the happiness scale than introverts. However, many of these tests measure degree of happiness using activities like socializing and interacting with the outside world, both of which extroverts need to thrive! Introverts do experience happiness when they around other people, but are most happy when participating in lower-key activities. These are not accounted for on current tests and likely causes introverts to score lower.” Whole article: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thrive/201205/are-extroverts-happier-introverts
Also, this book, Quiet, very useful: http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/about-the-book/
I realize it was just a tiny passing comment in the podcast, but felt it important to clarify/point this out in a culture that has idealized the extrovert style and under-valued the introvert in recent years.
Pam | 12:15 pm, November 9, 2012 | Link
I love this comment and think you’ve made a very
important point! Thank you for adding some of the
complexity of the issue, and not letting me just gloss
over it.
Warmly,
Christine
Christine Carter | 11:38 am, November 12, 2012 | Link