What is Happiness?

By Will Schoder https://youtu.be/5f0ilA4tjJ0?si=Fh9OvJR9vTTgJOCL

Emotional State Theory

Central Affective States Impacting Happiness

1. Endorsement - overindexed in US
   1. cheerfulness
   2. joy
2. Engagement
   1. vitality, passion
   2. flow (opp ennui)
3. Attunement - most important dimension
   1. tranquility (opp anxiety)
   2. confidence (opp insecurity)
   3. uncompression (opp compression)
      1. compression includes stress, caught up in rat race
      2. arises in any circumstance where we’re not fully in control of our functioning
      3. compression is the sleep of individuality
4. Mood propensity
   1. prone to good or bad moods