What Is Happiness and How Can We Cultivate It?
We all aspire to high levels of happiness, yet this is a goal that eludes many of us. What should we know if we aim to become a happy—or happier—person? In this keynote talk, Dr. Pelin Kesebir will address this question, providing evidence-based strategies for cultivating greater well-being and resilience in our lives.
In this session, you will learn:
- How happiness is a skill that can be developed
- How positive emotions are linked to health, longevity, and resilience
- Practical strategies for cultivating positive emotions
- The importance of accepting negative emotions and techniques for doing so
- How attention and interpretation shape our experience of happiness
- Ways to develop habits of attention and interpretation that promote happiness
- The connection between virtues, positive emotions, and happiness
About the Keynote Speaker
Pelin Kesebir
Pelin Kesebir is a social and personality psychologist specializing in the psychology of happiness.
She received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009 and has since published dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles on topics such as happiness, virtue, and existential psychology.
Pelin is an honorary fellow at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a collaborator with Healthy Minds Innovations. She is originally from Istanbul, Turkey.
In her talks and workshops, Pelin aims to familiarize her audience with state-of-the-art scientific knowledge, while giving practical tips on how to apply that knowledge to achieve more satisfaction and well-being at home, at work and in one’s relationships.
