Human Growth and Development / Unit 14 HGD 1993 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Eudaimonic Happiness
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The idea
Eudaimonic happiness comes from purpose and meaning, from rewarding rather than fun activities, such as hard work that helps others or caring for a child.
In practice
Higher mental well-being at forty-two predicting generativity at fifty in a longitudinal study.
Where people slip
Generativity balances others' needs with one's own, and aging well involves control over some valued parts of life.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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