The focus point will be self development.
Possible paths:
Research into happiness; redeveloping yourself to a better you.
Astrology
Popular Culture focusing on R&B music; illustration of pop icons and their success.
A guide book of being successful
A collection of poems from around the world
comic book style of illustrations to record information
Incorporate collage of poems to reflect the theme of self believe.
A crystal healing book- to focus on meaning and spiritual belief.
The dark side of Happiness
The theme chosen is Happiness, to promote self belief and to create a better environment. The theme happiness also stems to more serious issues such as suicidal rates.
The Dark side of Happiness by theorist Meik Wiking
(Information gathered through Meik Wiking documentary)
Facts about Happiness:
Denmark is the happiest country in the world.
2016- more than 500 people kill themselves or 3 times as many which are killed in traffic.
Denmark is ranked in the middle of suicidal rate.
Why is the happiest country not at the bottom of the list when it comes to suicide?
This explores the study of happiness.
When musicians see musical notes they can hear music in their mind; the sound of joy, the feeling of a connection.
This is a metaphor to explain silence of people living life which they feel is not worth living. Their silence is the dark side of happiness.
Themes explored through happiness is income, jobs, loneliness, social media, suicide happiness paradox.
Being Sceptical- not easily convinced ; having doubts or reservations, relates tot he theory of certain knowledge is impossible.
Happiness is subjective, there are different perceptions of what happiness is.
Happiness can be broken down, exploring different constraints to create happiness.
There are three different dimensions which form happiness.
Different emotions such as worry, depression, stress, happy, laughter, love.
If your day contains positive characteristics, your day will be reported a lot more happier.
Eudaimonic is an ancient greek word for happiness. This theory was suggested a good life came from a meaningful life so people had a sense of purpose.
There are patterns in happiness, which people have in common.
Life expectancy- try to use the same method as others.
You are the expert to know/ judge if you are happy. How do we feel about our lives.
Social Position
social comparisons matter:
They impact how we feel about our lives. Studies show spring and summer is the time where people feel the worst. Summer is a nightmare of feeling lonely, when you see other people together hanging out.
If you see people surrounded by friends and your by yourself you naturally feel lonely. Being the odd one out is difficult.
Unemployment
Being unemployed, you loose connection with others therefore there is a higher risk of suicide. The facts show a higher rate of suicide of low employment than high unemployment.
How social media affects our perception of reality. The idea of life being perfect. For instance the idea of a perfect breakfast, the concept of 'my life is better than yours'. The investigation carried out between two groups; one group was allowed on Facebook and the other was banned for a week. The results show the group banned from Facebook was proven to feel a lot happier.
Happier states have a higher rate of suicidal death rate. Being exposed to other people's happiness can question are own. To improve this we need to build a bridge of equality for the most vulnerable.
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