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comentada em 02/01/2020 09:48

Que  difícil para o cérebro humano aceitar que é nossa a culpa ou a responsabilidade por tudo. Geralmente a priori a tendência é culpar fatores externos mesmo.

acho que errou, na verdade são 99%

Mauro, não tenho certeza, mas acho que é a Sonja Lyubomirsky.

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Extraído do link: Retirement Crisis? The Unexpected Truth Behind How It Plays Out | The Motley Fool

Since the birth of positive psychology in the late 1990s, one of the key findings that researchers have repeatedly found is that we are usually pretty darn bad at predicting what will make us feel content -- over the long run. In 2008, Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at California-Riverside, wrote a summary piece on everything the evidence shows in The How of Happiness.

The data points to some pretty surprising conclusions, the most striking being "The 40 Percent Conclusion." In effect, this states that 50% of our own levels of happiness, contentment, and general well-being are determined by genetics. That's not that surprising, given what we know about heredity. But it's how the other half of the pie -- what we actually have some control over -- that was shocking.





Data source: The How of Happiness. Author's illustration.


When we talk about "life circumstances," that includes "whether we are rich or poor, healthy or unhealthy, beautiful or plain, married or divorced,"  and, I would add, sitting on a large nest egg or not.

What kind of intentional activities make up the other 40%? Lyubomirsky is clear that different activities will work for different people, but the core activities include:


Practicing gratitude and positive thinking.
Investing in social connections.
Coping with tough times.
Living in the present.
Committing to meaningful goals.
Taking care of both your body and soul.

On the surface, this might seem obvious. But as soon as dollars and cents are introduced, our focus goes there. It's far easier to measure, and the steps to get more are pretty clear. But the overall results from pursuing this path are underwhelming.



That's why what's on paper doesn't match real life: What's on paper isn't measuring the most important stuff.