Psychology of Happiness and Choice
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What is the primary purpose of a Brainbank?

  • To collect and store ideas and idea starters (correct)
  • To analyze and evaluate business performances
  • To create and develop marketing strategies
  • To store and organize business challenges
  • What is the suggested approach to generate new ideas from a Brainbank?

  • Systematically analyze each item in the container
  • Combine two or more random items to see if they can trigger a new idea (correct)
  • Categorize items into themes and subtopics
  • Evaluate each item based on its relevance to the business challenge
  • What is the name of the business idea generated by the author's Brainbank?

  • Video tributes to the deceased (correct)
  • Video rental service
  • Coffin manufacturing
  • Peaceful landscape photography
  • What is the purpose of being a Travel Junkie, according to the text?

    <p>To generate new ideas by creating connections and relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the suggested action when feeling stale and bored, according to the text?

    <p>Go to a store, trade show, or exhibition and pick up something at random</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of changing one's habits, according to the text?

    <p>To break the routine of daily life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of reading, according to Gore Vidal's quote?

    <p>It helps to exercise one's creative mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the suggested approach to reading, according to the text?

    <p>Select carefully and read selectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of taking notes while reading, according to the text?

    <p>To exercise one's creative mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of keeping books on one's shelves, according to the text?

    <p>It is a way to revisit favorite books</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Choice and Creativity

    • We have the power to choose how we live our lives, despite the circumstances we are born into or the events that occur in our lives.
    • We decide how we respond to situations, whether with purpose, joy, hope, humor, or a positive outlook, or with despair, sadness, shame, or defeat.
    • Our choices and decisions shape our destinies.
    • Creativity is not just about willed or wished goals, but about using specific techniques to generate ideas and solve problems.

    Self-Affirmation

    • Self-affirmation is essential for creativity and success.
    • To increase self-affirmation, focus on remembering successes, good qualities, and characteristics, and forgetting failures.
    • Write and maintain a self-affirmation list to reinforce positive thoughts and attitudes.

    BrainBanks

    • BrainBanks are collections of ideas, quotes, designs, and other stimuli to spark creativity.
    • Keep a container to store ideas and idea starters, such as interesting advertisements, quotes, designs, and doodles.
    • Use the items in your BrainBank to trigger new ideas and combinations of ideas.

    Travel Junkie

    • Being a travel junkie can help stimulate creativity by exposing us to new experiences and perspectives.
    • Visit new places, such as stores, trade shows, exhibitions, libraries, museums, and flea markets, to spark creativity.
    • Make connections and relationships between the objects and experiences you encounter and the problems you are trying to solve.

    Dedication and Acknowledgment

    • The book is dedicated to Anne, the author's wife and partner, who has a special place in his heart.
    • The author thanks Charlotte Bruney for reawakening his faith and reminding him of the importance of shared human feelings.

    Human Feelings

    • Humans share 90% of their feelings, and the remaining 10% is what makes each person unique.
    • We need to ignore voices of discord and disunity and focus on our shared humanity.

    Creativity and Choice

    • Creativity is not just about talent, but about making choices and using specific techniques to generate ideas and solve problems.
    • We can choose to be creative or indifferent, and our choices determine our destinies.
    • The thinking techniques that lead to creativity are no less rigid than biological principles that determine the characteristics of cats.

    Thinkertoys

    • Thinkertoys are tools and techniques that can help us generate ideas and solve problems.
    • Thinkertoys suggest possibilities, but it is up to us to use them to create our own ideas.
    • To create our own ideas, we need to use the techniques and try new things, not just read about them.

    Breaking Habits

    • Habits can make our lives comfortable but also unnecessary, and changing them can stimulate creativity.
    • Try changing your habits, such as taking a different route to work, changing your sleeping hours, or reading different newspapers.
    • Breaking habits can help us see the world in a new way and stimulate creativity.

    Feeding Your Head

    • Reading is essential for feeding our minds with new information and ideas.
    • Selectively read books that provide exercises for our creative minds.
    • Take notes and make the most of your reading time.
    • Read broadly and sample different topics to stimulate creativity.

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    This quiz explores the idea that our happiness is influenced by our surroundings and the choices we make. It discusses how mimicking happy people can lead to happiness and how we have the power to choose how we live our lives.

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