Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
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"It is not clear that married people are, on average, happier than those who never married, because unhappily married people are the least happy group of all and they pull down the average."
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
"The strong version of the adversity hypothesis might be true, but only if we add caveats: For adversity to be maximally beneficial, it should happen at the right time (young adulthood), to the right people (those with the social and psychological resources to rise to challenges and find benefits), and to the right degree (not so severe as to cause PTSD)."
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
"Idealism easily becomes dangerous because it brings with it, almost inevitably, the belief that the ends justify the means. If you are fighting for good or for God, what matters is the outcome, not the path. People have little respect for rules; we respect the moral principles that underlie most rules. But when a moral mission and legal rules are incompatible, we usually care more about the mission."
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
"If you want your children to grow up to be healthy and independent, you should hold them, hug them, cuddle them, and love them. Give them a secure base and they will explore and then conquer the world on their own."
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
"Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants."
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
"Gossip is a policeman and a teacher. Without it, there would be chaos and ignorance."
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom