In his Ted Talk, Seligman mentions the "3 happy lives." Briefly discuss these "3 happy lives," analyze how they connect to your own life, detail one specific way you can intervene to boost your happin

Essay 1 Brainstorming/Outlining Space

Introduction (Paragraph 1):                                 

  • Hook:



  • Main points about “3 happy lives”:




  • Thesis:




Analysis (Paragraph 2):          

  • Do you experience the “3 happy lives”? If so, which ones?





  • Examples to support above from video and your life experiences:




Intervention Synthesis (Paragraph 3):          

  • Intervention for boosting happiness you will discuss, explain what it is/does:



  • Your previous/current ideas about boosting happiness, give some examples:




  • How are your ideas about boosting happiness and Seligman’s different or similar?




Intervention Reflection (Paragraph 4):          

  • Which intervention did you try?



  • What did you do?



  • How did it go?



  • What did you learn?

Conclusion (Paragraph 5):                                  

  • Summary of main points:

  • Why is this important?