Which Character Strengths Are Most Predictive of Well-Being?
August 10, 2015 2:30pm by Barry Ritholtz
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Damn! I need to update my will!
Surely a complete listing for most, but for a Christian centric life one of the five cardinal virtues would also be included – sacrifice.
Always chuckle when a new list of Character “Strengths” like this comes out. Reminds me of “positive psychology.” The Eastern philosophers a few thousand years ago figured this out. There’s everything that’s “outside” you and then there’s “inside.” If you continue to pursue things outside to create well being/happiness, you may attain it temporarily, but since everything is always changing (re: the scratch on your new Porsche…damn), you’ll eventually be unhappy. But if you look inside and realize that what you really want is peace and happiness inside, you begin to stop and just breath and relax.
The best western description of this approach is Michael Singer’s book, The Untethered Soul. It’s the No. 1 best seller on Amazon’s Cognitive Psychology list with over 2,300 reviews.