I think it's really a simple thing. What you think will be your reality. The more positive you become the more fulfilling your life is. You have to learn to see the good in life. You have to change your perceptions on yourself and the world.
This video was very well made. I enjoyed learning your insights of the development of positive psychology since the beginning till now and some increased criticisms of recent times. Also, the script and background videos were nicely placed. I understand the basis of critique on commercialization as I have seen even in my own circle how the term is used so loosely and seem to be gaining more traction than the usual research and publication journey. I do hope that it will not become a pseudoscience in the future and encourage more people to study the field and contribute to the literature of understanding and using it in the various facets of life. BE (VERY) BLESSED!
I would like more videos on this topic Ben. Thanks for the introduction, I would love the hear more specifically about increasing "engagement" and "flow." That sense of timelessness you mentioned sounded really interesting and I have definitely noticed that before.
a few decades later, may be this field produce the "soma'' of aldous huxley's equivalent. perhaps it would then be right time for positive psy. to dive in realm of ethics. anyways, great video ben!
Thanks for making this video!! I do think that psychology needs to take a more holistic approach because it doesn’t matter if it’s considered a science if it doesn’t work. And so far, it’s not working..
It is not surprising that positive psychology and “science” are at loggerheads. The epistemology of scientific realism devalues qualitative descriptions of reality such as happiness or meaning as being “merely subjective” and hence “not really real”. Instead, according to scientific realism only quantitative descriptions of reality are deemed to be truly objective and hence “really real” .
Quick Motivational Procedure that you never heard of involving the management of positive affect. Want to make popcorn taste better? Then eat popcorn while watching an exciting movie. We ‘know’ this non-consciously when we buy the stuff for the latest Tom Cruise movie. The reason? Opioid-dopamine interactions. Opioid and dopamine systems are comprised of clusters of brain cells or ‘nuclei’ in the midbrain that adjoin each other. Opioids cause pleasure or ‘liking’ and are activated in sex, eating, resting, etc., and dopamine systems cause attentive arousal or ‘wanting’ and are activated by the perception or anticipation of novel and positive means-end expectancies, like that Tom Cruise movie. These two systems interact, thus if we do something pleasurable, we get attentive, and if we get attentive our pleasures increase. This also happens when we follow a resting protocol such as mindfulness, and alternate it with the anticipation and performance of meaningful behavior which may be defined by the virtual perception of novel and positive mean-end expectancies (writing your great novel or just making the bed). So just get rested and alternate with doing meaningful behavior, and you will have such ‘flow’ like experiences and find that motivation becomes pleasurable, and thus much easier. More on this on the web site of the distinguished affective neuroscientist Kent Berridge of the University of Michigan who thought much of this stuff up, all of whose research articles are available for download. A more formal explanation based on Berridge’s research (or a neurologically grounded theory of learning) is provided on pp. 5-6, and 44-51 in a little open-source book on the psychology of rest linked below. (‘flow’ discussed on pp.82-87) www.scribd.com/doc/284056765/The-Book-of-Rest-The-Odd-Psychology-of-Doing-Nothing Berridge Lab, University of Michigan sites.lsa.umich.edu/berridge-lab/
Imagine writing an essay on positive psychology at a university.
Final year essay: Live, Laugh, Love
This is currently me
😂
I think it's really a simple thing. What you think will be your reality. The more positive you become the more fulfilling your life is. You have to learn to see the good in life. You have to change your perceptions on yourself and the world.
This video was very well made. I enjoyed learning your insights of the development of positive psychology since the beginning till now and some increased criticisms of recent times. Also, the script and background videos were nicely placed. I understand the basis of critique on commercialization as I have seen even in my own circle how the term is used so loosely and seem to be gaining more traction than the usual research and publication journey. I do hope that it will not become a pseudoscience in the future and encourage more people to study the field and contribute to the literature of understanding and using it in the various facets of life. BE (VERY) BLESSED!
We are reviewing this in class tonight. Excellent video Ben!!! Thank you!!!
I would like more videos on this topic Ben. Thanks for the introduction, I would love the hear more specifically about increasing "engagement" and "flow." That sense of timelessness you mentioned sounded really interesting and I have definitely noticed that before.
Life is short. Enjoy your chosen path.
Really loved the video you handsome bastard. Just found your channel randomly and subbed, great content.
Loved the video...you are amazing
Kindly make a video on books recommendation of psychology, philosophy
a few decades later, may be this field produce the "soma'' of aldous huxley's equivalent. perhaps it would then be right time for positive psy. to dive in realm of ethics. anyways, great video ben!
hahaaha the soma is comingggg
Great video
Thanks for making this video!! I do think that psychology needs to take a more holistic approach because it doesn’t matter if it’s considered a science if it doesn’t work. And so far, it’s not working..
It is not surprising that positive psychology and “science” are at loggerheads. The epistemology of scientific realism devalues qualitative descriptions of reality such as happiness or meaning as being “merely subjective” and hence “not really real”. Instead, according to scientific realism only quantitative descriptions of reality are deemed to be truly objective and hence “really real” .
great stuff, but more visually compelling examples can be much much more helpful :)
Perhaps a definition of "happiness" is needed first?
The meaning of happiness is too varied between different individuals and cultures.
@@glencline2644 Agreed.
I disagree with the criticisms of positive psychology.
pERMA?
Quick Motivational Procedure that you never heard of involving the management of positive affect.
Want to make popcorn taste better?
Then eat popcorn while watching an exciting movie.
We ‘know’ this non-consciously when we buy the stuff for the latest Tom Cruise movie.
The reason? Opioid-dopamine interactions. Opioid and dopamine systems are comprised of clusters of brain cells or ‘nuclei’ in the midbrain that adjoin each other. Opioids cause pleasure or ‘liking’ and are activated in sex, eating, resting, etc., and dopamine systems cause attentive arousal or ‘wanting’ and are activated by the perception or anticipation of novel and positive means-end expectancies, like that Tom Cruise movie. These two systems interact, thus if we do something pleasurable, we get attentive, and if we get attentive our pleasures increase.
This also happens when we follow a resting protocol such as mindfulness, and alternate it with the anticipation and performance of meaningful behavior which may be defined by the virtual perception of novel and positive mean-end expectancies (writing your great novel or just making the bed).
So just get rested and alternate with doing meaningful behavior, and you will have such ‘flow’ like experiences and find that motivation becomes pleasurable, and thus much easier.
More on this on the web site of the distinguished affective neuroscientist Kent Berridge of the University of Michigan who thought much of this stuff up, all of whose research articles are available for download.
A more formal explanation based on Berridge’s research (or a neurologically grounded theory of learning) is provided on pp. 5-6, and 44-51 in a little open-source book on the psychology of rest linked below. (‘flow’ discussed on pp.82-87)
www.scribd.com/doc/284056765/The-Book-of-Rest-The-Odd-Psychology-of-Doing-Nothing
Berridge Lab, University of Michigan sites.lsa.umich.edu/berridge-lab/