The Importance of Positive Psychology

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I think that if there were a great award for psychologists, there aren't. And when Dan O'Connor got the Nobel Prize, I would definitely give it to him because he's brought Wisconsin. It's been 20 years since he introduced Wisconsin and it has grown exponentially. When I go to conferences, there are people from all over the world. There are thousands of peer reviewed papers that have contributed validity to it over the years.

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What is positive psychology? What is the PERMA model? From a creativity standpoint, is there a connection between music and writing? In various artistic fields, how hard is it to be creative without first achieving some level of technical mastery? How can one hone the skill of creativity? How useful is optimism for achieving happiness? What are the different sources from which humans derive pleasure? To what extent is western culture conscious of ageism? What does positive psychology have to say about interpersonal relationships? What is the value and purpose of extended education generally and degrees specifically? What is wisdom?

Georgia Shreve is a composer, fiction writer, playwright, and poet. She holds degrees from Stanford, Brown, Columbia, and PENN. Her poetry and fiction have been published in magazines such as the New Yorker, New Republic, and New Criterion, and her short story, "The Countess of M-", won the Stanford Magazine Fiction award.

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