I’m not really sure what Seligman means in the above quote, sorry. Perhaps it would make sense in a wider context.
Re PERMA, I’m not a fan of the concept and it strikes me as unmotivated. It’s something like a subjective list theory of well-being, where Seligman takes well-being to consist in a bunch of different items, each of them subjective in some way. However, I don’t see the justification for why he’s chosen those 5 items (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishments) rather than any others. It seems to be the most plausible re-interpretation of PERMA is that those 5 items are major contributions to happiness, and well-being consists only in happiness.
I’m glad you like our transparency! We hope it helps us improve our decision-making and better allows others to see how we think.
Re Layard’s book, Richard asked me to read a draft and I gave him extensive comments, primarily on the philosophical aspects, which were mostly in the earlier chapters. I also attended a conference he put on to discuss the book.
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I’m not really sure what Seligman means in the above quote, sorry. Perhaps it would make sense in a wider context.
Re PERMA, I’m not a fan of the concept and it strikes me as unmotivated. It’s something like a subjective list theory of well-being, where Seligman takes well-being to consist in a bunch of different items, each of them subjective in some way. However, I don’t see the justification for why he’s chosen those 5 items (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishments) rather than any others. It seems to be the most plausible re-interpretation of PERMA is that those 5 items are major contributions to happiness, and well-being consists only in happiness.
I’m glad you like our transparency! We hope it helps us improve our decision-making and better allows others to see how we think.
Re Layard’s book, Richard asked me to read a draft and I gave him extensive comments, primarily on the philosophical aspects, which were mostly in the earlier chapters. I also attended a conference he put on to discuss the book.