# The Myths of Happiness

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- [Homepage](https://themythsofhappiness.org/): --I’ll be happy when…I’m married to the right person. --I can’t be happy when…I’m single. --I’ll be happy when…I’m rich. --I can’t be happy when…the best years of my life are over. Many of us buy into the myths of happiness. We fervently believe that, if we’re not happy now, we’ll be happy when that
- [Media](https://themythsofhappiness.org/media/): To schedule an interview with Sonja Lyubomirsky, please send an e-mail to sonja[dot]lyubomirsky[at]ucr[dot]edu SAMPLE NATIONAL BROADCAST MEDIA: Varying Dates: Selection of video clips; click here to view 2021-present: Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times, Netflix, Amazon Video, etc. 1/7/24: The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: Miracle on the Hudson, CNN & Max. 9/6/21: The Hidden Brain
- [About the Author](https://themythsofhappiness.org/about-the-author/): Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Originally from Russia, she received her A.B., summa cum laude, from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from Stanford University. Lyubomirsky's teaching and mentoring of students have been recognized with the Faculty of the Year Award (twice) and the Faculty
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- [What You May Not Know](https://themythsofhappiness.org/discover-happiness/): What You May Not Know -- Soundbytes from The Myths of Happiness (Note: Starred entries designate findings from Sonja Lyubomirsky's lab) Introduction: The Myths of Happiness pp. 3-4 A little bit of adversity is better than none. People who have experienced several negative events are ultimately happier and less traumatized than those who have
- [About the Book](https://themythsofhappiness.org/about-the-book/): In The Myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky isolates the major turning points of adult life, looking to both achievements (marriage, children, professional satisfaction, wealth) and failures (divorce, financial ruin, illness) to reveal that our misconceptions about the impact of such events is perhaps the greatest threat to our long-term well-being. Lyubomirsky argues that we have
- [Reviews](https://themythsofhappiness.org/praise/): Kirkus Review of The Myths of Happiness Lyubomirsky (Psychology/Univ. of California, Riverside; The How of Happiness, 2008) dismantles culturally generated myths of happiness and offers strategies to help people “reach and exceed [their personal] happiness potentials.” The author examines how the "shoulds" of happiness not only undermine well-being, but also make it hard for individuals to
- [Excerpt](https://themythsofhappiness.org/excerpt/): Life is so constructed that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation. - Charlotte Brontë Nearly all of us buy into what I call the myths of happiness—beliefs that certain adult achievements (marriage, kids, jobs, wealth) will make us forever happy and that certain adult failures or adversities (health problems, not
- [Sample Course Syllabus](https://themythsofhappiness.org/sample-course-syllabus/): Sample Course Syllabus I teach courses on happiness for both undergraduate and graduate students and would be happy to share my syllabi. Below is a sample syllabus for those of you who are interested in using both my books (The Myths of Happiness and The How of Happiness) for teaching or as part of a
- [Reading Group Guide](https://themythsofhappiness.org/reading-group-guide/): Reading Group Guide