“In other words, the secret to happiness through work is earned success” – Brooks adds further. (Brooks 2) Many people consider work as the source of happiness, but for some unclear reasons they fail to find happiness and wonder what they do wrong. Usually they think it is because they work and earn not really much. The truth is that they look for pleasure got from work not in the right way. The value of success is not in material result, it is in improving skills and mastering. Then, Brooks broadens this idea with the phrase: “You can measure your earned success in any currency you choose. You can count it in dollars, sure — or in kids taught to read, habitats protected or souls saved.” It is the great view of success; with such an approach, success will become happiness indeed. Richard Schoch, a cultural critic, in his essay “A Critique of Positive Psychology”, assumes work as the obvious source of happiness. He states that “Work itself—challenging, rewarding and secure employment—also contributes greatly to happiness” (Schoch 451). In fact, it would be strange if successful work could not lead to happiness. Work takes the large part of everyone’s life; being passionate about work, loving it, seeing use of work for society, getting positive results from work – all these are powerful sources of bright emotions and happiness. When a person puts all the efforts and then gets the benefits of it, he…
David Sze (July 7, 2015) posted a column in the Huffington Post entitled, “Money and Happiness? It’s Complicated.” As the title suggests, Sze discusses the link between having money and finding happiness, or “life satisfaction.” He approaches the issue from a post-modern perspective without considering any transcendent categories to evaluate the issue. Leaving a theistic perspective out, Sze struggles to find an adequate explanation for meaning, happiness and satisfaction in life.…
Dr. Craig Elder is an instructor of health science at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Dr. Craig Elder is originally from Georgia. He stayed in Georgia to complete his undergraduate academic studies at Berry College, which is Rome, Georgia. While at Berry College he majored in athletic training. He majored in athletic training because he was athletic in high school and wanted to stay connected to it by figuring out why somebody got and how to help them get better. Then, he went on to Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama to complete his graduate academic studies. Finally, he got his PhD at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The reasons why he went to Auburn University and University of Alabama is because the schools were interested in him and provide graduate assistance for him. Another reason is that the schools would help pay for his education and help him not be in debt.…
Novelist Ayn Rand, in her book Anthem, wrote, “My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose”. Although happiness may seem like a simple concept to many, sometimes we don’t recognize it but we always take different paths, face many obstacles, and spend most of our lives trying to achieve happiness. Depending on the circumstances, every person has their own definition of what it means to attain happiness, whether through wealth, success, health, love etc. Happiness is a notion that be developed by focusing on the smaller things in life which are not given a great deal of thought to, but still can heavily impact us. One of these smaller yet significant ideas in life is individualism. Today…
5. At Casa Colina there are always new programs in the works to provide exceptional help for the patient and his or her families.…
In the blurred definition of a successful life, happiness and pleasure are characteristics that have been lucid and parallel in the many contrasting ideas. Amongst successful icons in today’s society, Steve Jobs has been admired by many people as a role model and a representation of a successful journey. In Steve Jobs's commencement address to the Stanford University alumni, he elaborates on the idea that it is essential to follow one’s heart, in order to find what genuinely makes one happy. He also emphasizes the necessity to find a profession in which one is talented and willingly able to enjoy, in a way that portrays happiness in what one does as success. Although some may argue that his ideas are a bit superficial and naive,…
When I received this assignment it took a little thought to decide who I wanted to profile in my paper. Since how I work for HEB, I have many people in the HR field that I could have interviewed. After considering all my options I decided to go all the way to the top of HEB’s HR in Central Texas. The reason I wanted to interview the Central Texas Director of Human Resource for H-E-B is so others will know how much pride HEB takes in their Human Resource department and the type of person it takes to be the Director of Human Resources at HEB. In order for one to be considered for this position one would have to have exquisite people skills and a heart and spirit for helping. This is why I chose Mr. Vic Nivens, the Director of Human Resources…
In today 's society, people spend their whole life searching for happiness. It can be argued that people will never find true happiness, because as humans, we don 't know what it means to be truly happy. Many believe that achieving true happiness can only be done by achieving the American Dream first. However, once an individual achieves the American Dream, will he or she truly be happy? Is money happiness? Through characters Jay Gatsby from the novel "The Great Gatsby", and Christopher Gardner from the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness", true happiness will be compared and contrasted as it pertains to the American Dream and the two characters.…
Well, I think that the disciplinary consequences that are put in place are better than they have ever been. That’s because it’s not as much confusion and drama. The teachers also have great teaching tactics. However, the lunch is disgusting and at times teachers are very disrespectful.…
For my interview, I chose to have a very close family member tell part of her life story, For the purpose of this interview, we will call her Karla. She came to the United States with her parents when she was a little girl. She grew up in the middle of two cultures, exposed to two different ways of life. She always manages to be in a great mood and I can always count on her opinion on many subjects, with the certainty she always tries to approach every subject with a non-bias opinion. She grew up knowing the good and bad about being a bilingual child, raised with parents that did not speak Spanish. She is always telling us stories on “when she was growing up.” She managed to put herself through college with no family financial assistance.…
The person that I chose to interview was Deputy Hendrickson, she is actually someone I've looked up to for five years as a mentor. We did the interview over FaceTime because of her shifts. She was very open to answering any questions that I had for her. I started with my first questions about her childhood, she was born July 10, 1970 and raised in the U.S Virgin Island after graduating high school at Charlotte Amalie she moved to New York for a year then to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in which she went to school for criminal justice went through the Academy for Broward Sheriff Office, graduated and became a correctional officer in 2002.…
Computers and education are permanently bound, and any educational structure must incorporate them into their plan. Nearly every job in the real world uses some form of computer and it is imperative for students to familiarize themselves with this shift. The internet makes it possible for students to not have to associate learning in a classroom, as courses can be attended in any environment, whether it be at home or in the library. Without the physical confines students have much more enthusiasm for their subjects (Koch, 2014). This can make the teacher’s job easier and the student’s assignments more rewarding as the software programs take novel approaches toward…
Rules, what rules? According to (Slavin, 2012), “Society could not function without rules that tell people how to communicate with one another, how to avoid hurting others and how to get along in life generally.” In this paper you will not only learn how these children knew these rules but you will learn about the development of four children. You will learn how they develop cognitively, emotionally, socially, morally and spiritually.…
This week went very smoothly with my interviewee, my grandma, because she was finally able to recall small bits of her middle childhood. It still involved a little bit of time to think of things but she was relieved that she could remember things.…
Ben-Shahar, T. (2007). Happier : learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment. New York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill…