Mon premier blog

Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience Fred B. Bryant, Joseph Veroff
Publisher:

What used to give us So, one way to increase positive emotions and experience more enjoyment is to start savoring the small pleasures in life. Exploring a new place with great beaches? Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.), savoring involves noticing and appreciating the positive aspects of life – the positive counterpart to coping. Take a Did you know it takes fractions of a second to absorb a negative experience while it takes between 5-20 seconds to absorb a positive one? (In fact, research shows that practicing an attitude of savoring in daily life leads to greater happiness.) April suggests we selectively look for positive experiences each day. Some of the best evidence-based writing on savoring can be found in the book Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience. It takes between 5-20 seconds to savor the good stuff and actually absorb it. Appropriately for the month we're in, April, 63, sent us a list of lessons that reflect an imortant idea: Savoring the small things each day that make life pleasant. To savor the past, recall some experience in you past that you thoroughly enjoyed—perhaps a personal accomplishment, a celebration or a positive transition in your life. Acknowledge the gift of the five senses . It's easy to end up seeking more and looking for something new. Savoring: A new model of positive experience.