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Emotionally Extreme Experiences, Not Just “Positive” or “Negative” Experiences, Are More Meaningful in Life

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  • Aug 21, 2019
  • #Psychology
Scott Barry Kaufman
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blogs.scientificamerican.com
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Researchers who focus on positive emotions have amassed evidence suggesting that we are more likely to find more meaning in our lives on days when we experience positive emotions. I... Show More

Researchers who focus on positive emotions have amassed evidence suggesting that we are more likely to find more meaning in our lives on days when we experience positive emotions. In contrast, researchers taking a meaning-making perspective tend to focus on meaning in the context of adjustment to stressful events. These two areas of research are often treated separately from each other, making it difficult to answer the question about which valence of our emotional life—positive or negative—is most likely to be meaningful.

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Alex Korb @alexkorbphd · Sep 2, 2019
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Great article showing what drives meanginfulness. Too many people have an almost pathological relationship to positive emotions. Negative emotions are important too!
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