Sonja Lyubomirsky
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Sonja Lyubomirsky is a Russian-born American social psychologist and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
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4 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Position: Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, UC Riverside, from 2019; at UC Riverside from 1994 (opens wiqqi.app)
- Education: AB in psychology, Harvard University (1989); PhD in social psychology, Stanford University (1994) (opens wiqqi.app)
- Books: The How of Happiness (Penguin Press, 2008); The Myths of Happiness; How to Feel Loved (with Harry Reis, February 2026) (opens wiqqi.app)
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“Loved being interviewed by Maya and this is one of my favorite parts! Really the through-line of my new book with Harry Reis, How To Feel Loved!”
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Blog: How of Happiness (Psychology Today) (opens www.psychologytoday.com)
“How to Hold on to Happiness When Your World Collapses”
- Site: sonjalyubomirsky.com (opens sonjalyubomirsky.com)
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5 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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People pursuing happiness should not check on it too often, any more than dieters should weigh themselves several times a day. (opens korrents.com)
“Just like dieters shouldn’t weigh themselves several times a day, happiness seekers shouldn’t evaluate their happiness too frequently.”
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That a few people pursue happiness unhealthily is no reason for everyone else to give up pursuing it. (opens korrents.com)
“An unhealthy preoccupation with happiness by the few, however, doesn’t mean that its pursuit should be renounced by the many.”
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Happiness evidently does more than feel good: it comes before, goes with and causes success in life. (opens korrents.com)
“Happiness evidently not only feels good, it precedes, relates to, and causes success in life.”
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People pursuing happiness should not check on it too often, any more than dieters should weigh themselves several times a day. (opens korrents.com)
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“If anyone wants to know why social psychology is so cool, but doesn’t want to read a textbook, this book is for you.”
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Flash Boys (opens rcmnd.app)
“Michael Lewis, Flash Boys . Fascinating and disturbing. I love everything by Michael Lewis.”
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How to Win Friends and Influence People (opens rcmnd.app)
“Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People . An oldie but goodie. Been trying for years to get my kids to read this.”
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