Sonja Lyubomirsky Explained

Sonja Lyubomirsky
Birth Place:Russia
Birth Date:14 December 1966
Academic Advisors:Lee Ross
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
Thesis Url:http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38706108
Thesis Title:The hedonic consequences of social comparison: implications for enduring happiness and transient mood
Thesis Year:1994

Sonja Lyubomirsky (Russian: Соня Любомирская, born December 14, 1966)[1] is a Russian-born American professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside[2] and author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want.[3]

Education

Lyubomirsky received her B.A. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from Stanford University.[4]

Awards

Lyubomirsky has received a John Templeton Foundation grant, a Science of Generosity grant, a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, and a million-dollar grant (with Ken Sheldon) from the National Institute of Mental Health.[4] In 2021, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel.[5]

The How of Happiness

The How of Happiness was published in 2008 by Penguin Press.[6] The book has been translated into 22 languages.[4]

The premise of The How of Happiness is that 50 percent of a given human's long-term happiness level is genetically determined,[7] 10 percent is affected by life circumstances and situation, and a remaining 40 percent of happiness is subject to self control.[8] [9] [10] [11]

The How of Happiness led to an iPhone application called Live Happy, produced by Signal Patterns. Lyubomirsky is on the company's scientific advisory board.[12]

The How of Happiness has also led to a song, The How of Happiness Book Tune, a mnemonic to remember the content within the book.[13]

The Myths of Happiness

The Myths of Happiness,[14] published by Penguin Press, claims why major life events that should make a person happy don't, and that what shouldn't make us happy often does.[15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Who's Who of American Women (2006) Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey.
  2. Web site: 13 Things That Will Make You Much Happier. 2016-04-24. The Huffington Post. 2016-05-22.
  3. Web site: How of Happiness - Sonja Lyubomirsky . 2013-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608082712/http://chass.ucr.edu/faculty_book/lyubomirsky/about_book.html . 2012-06-08 .
  4. Web site: Sonja Lyubomirsky Ph.D. Psychology Today. www.psychologytoday.com. 2016-05-22.
  5. Web site: Dies Academicus 2021: University of Basel presents seven female honorary doctors . 2022-12-12 . University of Basel . en.
  6. Web site: Penguin Press - Penguin Books USA. www.penguin.com. 2016-05-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160524151907/http://www.penguin.com/meet/publishers/penguinpress/. 2016-05-24.
  7. Web site: 2008-04-14 . Wayback Machine . 2023-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080414113449/http://www.psych.umn.edu/courses/fall06/macdonalda/psy4960/Readings/LyubomirskySustain_RGP05.pdf . April 14, 2008 .
  8. Are You Happy?. Sue. Halpern. nybooks.com. 6 August 2018.
  9. Web site: The How of Happiness - Sonja Lyubomirsky - Penguin Group (USA). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080509004745/http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781594201486,00.html. 2008-05-09.
  10. Web site: UCR professor takes scientific approach to happiness | Riverside | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California . 2009-10-01 . 2008-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905101004/http://www.pe.com/localnews/highereducation/stories/PE_News_Local_D_happy19.3d48c86.html . dead .
  11. Web site: Happiness: A Choice We Make. 2016-04-11. The Huffington Post. 2016-05-22.
  12. Web site: Signal Patterns | Scientific Advisory Board . 2009-10-01 . dead . https://archive.today/20130202090806/http://www.signalpatterns.com/corporate_board.html . 2013-02-02 .
  13. Web site: Sonja Lyubomirsky . 2011-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110817154514/http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~sonja/song.html . 2011-08-17 .
  14. Web site: 2 ways to achieve a lifetime of happiness. Business Insider. 2016-05-22.
  15. Web site: 'The Myths of Happiness': Do you know where to find it?. 2013-01-02. TODAY.com. 2016-05-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602020759/http://www.today.com/id/50330563/ns/today-today_books/t/myths-happiness-do-you-know-where-find-it/#.V0G-y2ORLBI. 2016-06-02.
  16. Web site: The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't; What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but Does by Sonja Lyubomirsky: Review Toronto Star. thestar.com. 18 January 2013. 2016-05-22.

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