Happiness

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Happiness is a by-product of life choices. Happiness is not a goal. Not enough Americans understand this reality. The noted psychiatrist Martin Seligman has done a tremendous amount of research on this issue and has created a website about happiness. On his website he offers a number of questionnaires. The questionnaire on personal strengths is nine pages long and takes about forty-five minutes to complete. The idea is that after completing this strength survey, you will know your top five strengths. You can then ask yourself how much a part of your life works from a framework that appreciates these five strengths. Here is the link to this valuable website: www.authentichappiness.com. AFTER you do the survey and get your personal results, go to the end of this section to learn the top five strengths that contribute to happiness. It's important not to color your results, because the survey is part of an active research study.