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Luminaries · 1966–

Sonja Lyubomirsky

Health & HappinessEmotional Wellbeing

Studies the architecture of happiness and the intentional activities that can support lasting life satisfaction.

Sonja Lyubomirsky is included in the Luminaries collection for work associated with Health & Happiness and Emotional Wellbeing. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.

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Luminaries

movement in the collection

1966–

life and work

2

focus areas

Ideas associated with the work

  • Explore the work through health & happiness
  • Explore the work through emotional wellbeing
“Happiness, more than anything, is a state of mind, a way of perceiving and approaching ourselves and the world.”

— Sonja Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness

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“Happiness, more than anything, is a state of mind, a way of perceiving and approaching ourselves and the world.”

— Sonja Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness

Studies the architecture of happiness and the intentional activities that can support lasting life satisfaction.

  • Health & Happiness
  • Emotional Wellbeing

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01

The How of Happiness

2007 · Research-based practices for supporting lasting wellbeing.

02

The Myths of Happiness

2013 · How assumptions about life's milestones shape happiness.

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