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Russian-born American professor (born 1966) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sonja Lyubomirsky (Russian: Соня Любомирская, born December 14, 1966)[1] is a Russian-born American professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside[2] and author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want.[3]
Sonja Lyubomirsky | |
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| Born | December 14, 1966 |
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| Thesis | The hedonic consequences of social comparison: implications for enduring happiness and transient mood (1994) |
| Academic advisors | Lee Ross Susan Nolen-Hoeksema |
| Website | sonjalyubomirsky |
Lyubomirsky received her B.A. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from Stanford University.[4]
Lyubomirsky has received a John Templeton Foundation grant, a Science of Generosity grant, a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, and a million-dollar grant (with Ken Sheldon) from the National Institute of Mental Health.[4] In 2021, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel.[5]
Breakdown of sources of happiness, according to The How of Happiness
The How of Happiness was published in 2008 by Penguin Press.[6] The book has been translated into 22 languages.[4]
The premise of The How of Happiness is that 50 percent of a given human's long-term happiness level is genetically determined,[7] 10 percent is affected by life circumstances and situation, and a remaining 40 percent of happiness is subject to self control.[8][9][10][11]
The How of Happiness led to an iPhone application called Live Happy, produced by Signal Patterns. Lyubomirsky is on the company's scientific advisory board.[12]
The How of Happiness has also led to a song, The How of Happiness Book tune, a mnemonic to remember the content within the book.[13]
The Myths of Happiness,[14] published by Penguin Press, claims why major life events that should make a person happy don't, and that what shouldn't make us happy often does.[15][16]
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