When it comes to human flourishing, science is getting pretty specific. Over the course of our daily lives, we have a variety of positive and negative experiences. And I think most of us would agree that we are likely to be happiest when we maximize the positive and minimize the negative. But researchers suggest that it is not just about having more positive and less negative in our lives – it is the ratio of positive to negative that matters.
Flourishing is in the numbers
So what is that magical ratio? At or above 3:1. Researchers Fredrickson and Losada tracked people’s ... More >