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    This document contains a double entry journal summarizing key points from a chapter titled "Getting Off the Hedonic Treadmill, One Step at a Time" from the book "Pursuing Happiness". The journal contains quotes from the chapter and the student's responses. It discusses paradoxes around improving well-being, how lifestyle changes can impact happiness more than objects or outcomes, how marriage initially increases happiness but the effect lessens after a year, and summarizes two studies showing short-term boosts in well-being but questions their relevance to long-term happiness.

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    Matthew Ruopp

    Deby Jizi
    UWRT 1102-028
    18 February 2016

    Double Entry Journal Getting Off the Hedonic Treadmill, One Step at a
    Time, pp.324-336.
    Parfitt, Matthew and Dawn Skorczewski. Pursuing Happiness.
    Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2016. Print

    Source: Quote (Page# or Paragraph #)

    Responses

    Introduction, p 325

    Is it me, or is the word implications


    overused recently.

    Paradox:reluctance to improve well-being

    Are we doomed to stay in current state?

    p. 326 smaller minor behaviors real


    changes in overall well-being

    Lifestyle change?

    p. 326 objects not absolute Two


    effects:

    Mo money, mo problems.

    p.327 marriage had a strong initial


    impactjust one year.

    Contradicts popular beliefs of the


    institution

    p.326 Studies have shown no


    difference

    no difference in well-being based on


    good vs. bad outcome, whats the
    conclusion?

    p. 327 studies have shown


    predisposition

    Can happiness change, then?

    p. 328 focus on minor life events

    significant emphasis on attending


    religious events.

    pp329-332 Study 1

    Did sample size of # locations skew


    results?

    Pp333-335 Study 2

    Shows connection short term boost in


    well being. Relevance to long term well
    being?

    Final thoughts

    Increasing well-being requires lifestyle


    changes.

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