{"id":122647,"date":"2024-01-25T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=122647"},"modified":"2024-02-02T16:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:03:28","slug":"sonja-lyubomirsky-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/sonja-lyubomirsky-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonja Lyubomirsky Quotes With Context (The How of Happiness)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How much do our circumstances influence our happiness? How is happiness like a muscle? How important are gratitude and forgiveness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky says that happiness is more than just a positive state of mind. It\u2019s a state of being that enhances your health, strengthens your relationships, and fuels both your creativity and productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for several Sonja Lyubomirsky quotes from <em>The How of Happiness<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sonja-lyubomirsky-quotes\">Sonja Lyubomirsky Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing from her extensive research as well as insights from leading scientists in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/seligman-positive-psychology\/\">positive psychology<\/a> field, Sonja Lyubomirsky unpacks the factors that fuel happiness and provides practical strategies to nurture and sustain it. We&#8217;ve collected a few Sonja Lyubomirsky quotes from <em>The How of Happiness<\/em> and provided them along with some context and explanation to help you grasp Lyubomirsky&#8217;s points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cHappiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it\u2019s not out there is that it\u2019s inside us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Lyubomirsky, your circumstances account for just 10% of your long-term happiness. She clarifies that, while major life events may impact how happy you feel\u2014for example, you might feel happier when you get married or less happy if you lose a loved one\u2014big shifts will usually be <em>temporary<\/em>. Over time, you\u2019ll naturally revert to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/is-happiness-genetic\/\">happiness baseline<\/a> (established by your genetics)<strong>.<\/strong> Lyubomirsky stresses that, while you can\u2019t change your happiness baseline, you can control 40% of the happiness you feel by consciously choosing to think and behave in positive ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cGratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is present oriented.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Lyubomirsky, regularly acknowledging and expressing thanks for what\u2019s going well in your life enables you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/stay-happy-and-positive\/\">find joy<\/a> even in mundane experiences or when life <em>isn\u2019t<\/em> going to plan. This attitude helps combat the effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-hedonic-adaptation\/\">hedonic adaptation<\/a>, prolonging the pleasure you derive from your circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cForgiving people are less likely to be hateful, depressed, hostile, anxious, angry, and neurotic.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This quote is in the context of relationships, which Lyubomirsky says play an important role in your happiness. Strong relationships provide you with happy moments to share and a support system for when things get tough. One relationship-strengthening strategies she suggests is forgiveness and moving forward: Reflect on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-grow-as-a-person\/\">personal growth<\/a> from past hurts, understand the perspectives of those who\u2019ve wronged you, and engage in rituals that symbolize letting go. Lyubomirsky says that forgiving others, whether it involves reconciliation or not, fosters empathy and understanding, paving the way for <em>genuine<\/em> bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe face of happiness may be someone who is intensely curious and enthusiastic about learning; it may be someone who is engrossed in plans for his next five years; it may be someone who can distinguish between the things that matter and the things that don\u2019t; it may be someone who looks forward each night to reading to her child. Some happy people may appear outwardly cheerful or transparently serene, and others are simply busy. In other words, we all have the potential to be happy, each in our own way.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This quote reflects Lyubomirsky belief that, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-have-a-positive-mindset\/\">positive thoughts<\/a> and behaviors to impact happiness, they must resonate with you personally. She explains that happiness is subjective\u2014we all have unique values and temperaments that influence how we respond to experiences. In other words, a strategy that makes one person happy won\u2019t necessarily elicit the same response in another. Therefore, the more happiness-boosting strategies feel personal to you, the more likely they are to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOnce you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it; you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This quote illustrates Lyubomirsky&#8217;s argument that you\u2019re more likely to <em>regularly <\/em>practice strategies that resonate with you\u2014which Lyubomirsky says is key to enhancing long-term happiness. Think of happiness as a muscle: Just as sporadic exercise won&#8217;t significantly strengthen your muscles, occasional engagement in happiness-boosting activities won\u2019t impact your long-term happiness. On the other hand, much like regular workouts compound over time to increase strength and endurance, consistently practicing happiness-boosting strategies leads to upward spirals of happiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much do our circumstances influence our happiness? How is happiness like a muscle? How important are gratitude and forgiveness? Psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky says that happiness is more than just a positive state of mind. It\u2019s a state of being that enhances your health, strengthens your relationships, and fuels both your creativity and productivity. 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