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Happiness: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Happiness, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

What is contentment? Happiness, wellbeing and contentment is what you have relative to what you want, from Morgan Housel’s The Art of Spending Money.Contentment: What you Have Relative to What you WantHow to Instantly Feel Better — a visual guide pairing common feelings like anger, anxiety, or burnout with simple actions like singing, walking, or breathing to feel better, boost happiness, and improve wellbeing.How to Instantly Feel BetterEveryone's a geek about something with people geeking out on many different activitiesEveryone's a Geek About Something — Revised and ExpandedAn illustration for Kahlil Gibran’s On Marriage from The Prophet: an oak and a cypress tree with two figures holding hands, grow not in each other’s shadow.Grow not in each other's shadowWhat is the paradise paradox explained with a person on a city balcony dreaming of a beach where a person is dreaming of the cityThe paradise paradoxVorfreude explanation and example: what is vorfreude? the pleasure in anticipation shown by someone looking enjoying looking forward to their upcoming holidayVorfreudeCollective effervescence illustration: two people hold their phones up as lights with 1000s of others in a stadium concert at nightCollective effervescenceA parent and child entering an immaculate living room with perfectly behaved children unwisely find themselves comparing with their own chaotic house.Front of house, back of houseJoy and Vulnerability illustration: as a parent tucks their young child into bed at night, they simultaneously acknowledge their deep-felt love and anxiety for if anything should happen to the child; they simultaneously experience joy and vulnerability. Joy and vulnerabilityLanguishing illustration: an unmotivated, apathetic figure sits slumped in an armchair with a TV remote in hand, clearly fed up and demoralised - for the time being at least. LanguishingWhat is Flow: the psychology of optimal experience illustrated with climbing, clear goals, feedback and matched challengeFlowNotice when you're happy: advice from Kurt Vonnegut's Uncle Alex to stop and say "If this isn't nice, I don't know what is."Notice when you're happy: If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what isWhat is the meaning of Schadenfreude with an example: a double layer of schadenfreude as an onlooker laughing at someone tripping is about to fall into a hole and get their comeuppanceSchadenfreudeWhat is Tsundoku meaning and example: the act of collecting books without reading them shown by a person snoozing happily on their bed surrounded by books, books and booksTsundokuWhat is the Fun scale explained showing Type 1 fun as skiing, Type 2 fun as mountaineering and Type 3 fun as surviving a bear encounter (the best story)The fun scale: understanding the types of funForest bathing illustration — shinrin-yokuForest bathing9-enders (nine-enders) explanation: people approaching their 30s, 40s and 50s, examining their lives for meaning and setting off skydiving, running marathons and climbing Everest9-Enders (nine-enders)Person typing their password and reliving a fond memory at the same timeChoose passwords that make you happyIf money doesn't make you happy then you probably aren't spending it right. Tips to spend better from Dunn, Gilbert, Wilson, 2011Spend betterEveryone’s a geek about something sketch featuring people enjoying activities like birdwatching, gaming, football, ballet, reading, and hiking.Everyone’s a geek about somethingEnjoy your hotel room more: bounce on the bed, take a long bath, walk around nakedEnjoy your hotel room moreDon’t let other people get you down

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