Barbara Fredrickson quotes
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“Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. (2013). “Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection”, p.12, Penguin
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“Love is a momentary upwelling of three tightly interwoven events: First, a sharing of one or more positive emotions between you and another; second, a synchrony between your and the other person’s biochemistry and behaviors; and third, a reflected motive to invest in each other’s well-being that brings mutual care”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. (2013). “Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection”, p.21, Penguin
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“Flourishing goes beyond happiness, or satisfaction with life. True, people who flourish are happy. But that's not the half of it. Beyond feeling good, they're also doing good-adding value to the world.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2009). “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life”, p.17, Harmony
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“Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture which helps them identify solutions where as negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems.”
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“Positive emotions are not trivial luxuries, but instead might be critical necessities for optimal functioning.”
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“The benefits of positive emotions don't stop after a few minutes of good feelings subside. In fact, the biggest benefit that positive emotions provide is an enhanced ability to build skills and develop resources for use later in life.”
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“Positivity doesn't just change the contents of your mind...It widens the span of possibilities that you see.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2009). “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life”, p.9, Harmony
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“Scientists have shown that because positive and open mindsets produce exploration and experiential learning, they also come to produce more-accurate mental maps of the world.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2009). “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life”, p.23, Harmony
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“Love requires you to be physically and emotionally present. It also requires that you slow down.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. (2013). “Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection”, p.23, Penguin
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“The negative screams at you but the positive only whispers.”
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“Flourishing is not a solo endeavor.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2010). “Positivity”, p.158, Oneworld Publications
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“Positivity transforms us for the better.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2010). “Positivity: Groundbreaking Research to Release Your Inner Optimist and Thrive”, p.24, Oneworld Publications
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“It turns out that unexplained positivity lasts longer than positivity we analyze until we fully understand it.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2009). “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life”, p.50, Harmony
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“When we inject people with positivity, their outlook expands. They see the big picture. When we inject them with neutrality or negativity, their peripheral vision shrinks. There is no big picture, no dots to connect.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2009). “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life”, p.57, Harmony
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“The boundaries between you and not-you — what lies beyond your skin — relax and become more permeable. While infused with love you see fewer distinctions between you and others. Indeed, your ability to see others — really see them, wholeheartedly — springs open.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. (2013). “Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection”, p.20, Penguin
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“Positivity opens us. The first core truth about positive emotions is that they open our hearts and our minds, making us more receptive and more creative.”
-- Barbara FredricksonSource : Barbara Fredrickson (2009). “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life”, p.21, Harmony
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