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God & Work

What this book knows

Well-being is not just happiness but a measurable compound of positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement—and it can be taught.

Sex: Absent
Work: Present
Learning: Primary
Religion: Present

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work-as-meaning

A calling is done for its own sake. You would do it anyway, with no pay and no promotions. 'Try to stop me!' is what your heart cries.
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mind-and-cognition

People who believe causes of setbacks are temporary, changeable, and local do not become helpless readily. They bounce back quickly from setbacks.
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To overcome our brains' natural catastrophic bent, we need to work on and practice thinking about what went well.
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Could the psychological state of mastery—the opposite of helplessness—somehow reach inside and strengthen the body?
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trauma-and-survival

Hard-boiled drill sergeants loved the resilience course. Their comments brought tears to our eyes.
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Most people exposed to trauma do not develop PTSD—we have underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events.
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