Motivational Quotes Psychology

. These deep quotes from positive psychology are masterful explanations of how the mind can work to make us happier and grittier.

Let’s get inspired by some of the greatest quotes from positive psychology and classic psychology. The meaningful words in this post come from powerful figures in psychology, past and present.

We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.— Chuck Palahniuk, (Author of Fight Club)

Top 25 Positive Psychology Quotes

Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi define positive psychology as: “The scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life.”

Research in this field has redefined happiness, and we even have a happiness formula. We realize now that the way we act and think during a normal day can have a major effect on our happiness.

The following are some of the most encouraging words to help you feel good and motivated to be joyful. Here are the 50 greatest positive psychological quotes: • The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life. — Martin Seligman (Father of Positive Psychology)

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• If positive psychology teaches us anything, it is that all of us are a mixture of strengths and weaknesses. No one has it all, and no one lacks it all. — Chris Peterson • Once you start making the effort to “wake yourself up” — that is, be more mindful in your activities — you suddenly start appreciating life. — Robert Biswas-Diener (nicknamed “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology”)

• As for the future, it remains unwritten. Anything can happen, and often we are wrong. The best we can do with the future is to prepare and savor the possibilities of what can be done in the present.— Todd Kashdan

• It is not primarily our physical selves that limit us but rather our mindset about our physical limits. ― Ellen J. Langer • A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Father of “Flow”)

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• Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being. — Barbara L. Fredrickson • While some pain is probably inevitable in all relationships, successful couples are usually the ones who are able to forgive. — Ilona Boniwell • Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. — Viktor Frankl

• The good life is a process, not a state of being. — Carl Rogers • Probably the biggest insight … is that happiness is not just a place, but also a process. Happiness is an ongoing process of fresh challenges, and… it takes the right attitudes and activities to continue to be happy. — Ed Diener (nicknamed “Dr. Happiness”)

• Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it. — Daniel Kahneman (The Winner of 2002 Nobel in Economics) • The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived. — Søren Kierkegaard (The First Existentialist Philosopher) • Compassion is one of the few things we can practice that will bring…happiness to our lives. — Dalai Lama (The Exiled Spiritual Leader of The Tibetan People)

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• We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.— Virginia Satir (Mother of Family Therapy)

• If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life. — Abraham Maslow (Proponent of The Hierarchy of Needs) • Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations. — Edward de Bono (Originator of the concept of Lateral Thinking)

• We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.— Chuck Palahniuk (Author of the award-winning book Fight Club)

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The next quote is from a non-psychologist, but it captures the essence of positive psychology. Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms or legs and still has traveled to 50 countries to speak to millions of people, is vastly more inspirational than most of us. • Life isn’t about having, it’s about being. You could surround yourself with all that money can buy, and you’d still be as miserable as a human can be. I know people with perfect bodies who don’t have half the happiness I’ve found. … The “if I just had X, I would be happy” syndrome is a mass delusion. When you look for happiness in mere objects, they are never enough. Look around. Look within. — Nick Vujicic, speaker, born with Tetra-amelia Syndrome, a rare disorder marked by the absence of arms and legs, author of Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

• The truth is, bad things don’t affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That’s true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly to either. —Daniel Gilbert (Researcher on Affective Forecasting) • When we encounter an unexpected challenge or a threat, the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and not let go. — Shawn Achor

• Happiness, not money or prestige, should be regarded as the ultimate currency — the currency by which we take the measure of our lives.— Tal Ben-Shahar (Taught the most popular course in the history of Harvard University, Positive Psychology 1504)

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• Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous. — Brené Brown • Hope has proven a powerful predictor of outcome in every study we’ve done so far. — Charles Rick Snyder

• Every person on this earth is full of great possibilities that can be realized through imagination, effort, & perseverance. — Scott Barry Kaufman • The best way to find out whether you’re on the right path? Stop looking at the path. — Marcus Buckingham (Founder of The Strengths Revolution) • Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. — Sigmund Freud (Founder of Psychoanalysis)Good Morning Merch Poster - Motivational Wall Art - Positive Inspirational Quotes Bathroom Wall Decor - Uplifting Encouragement Gifts for Women, Men, Hamilton Musical Broadway Play8x10 UNFRAMED PRINTS - NOT Canvas or Tin SignUNIQUE WALL ART DECOR - Cool original home decorations for office, living room, bedroom, bathroom, family room, man cave, dorm, dining room, kitchen, classroom, apartment, bar, baby nurseryPERFECT PRESENT FOR EVERY OCCASION - Cute gift ideas for women, wife, girlfriend, her, girls, daughter, men, guys, boys, son, husband, boyfriend, him, kids, teens, best friend, cat lover, Christmas, Xmas, holiday, Halloween, housewarming, cheap inexpensive gag gifts, presents, bridal shower, wedding, birthday, anniversarySO MANY STYLES! Boho, bohemian, abstract, aesthetic, mid century modern, minimalist, contemporary, black art, African American, goth, gothic, pagan, country, rustic, vintage, shabby chic, farmhouse, typography, positive quotes, inspirational, motivational, Zen, religious, Christian, funny sayings, nautical, tropical artwork, beach, arte decoracion, retro, encouragement, glamSAVE ON MULTIPLE POSTERS, PRINTS, PHOTOS, PICTURES - See details at left

• Follow your dreams. Figure out where you’d like to be, what you would like to be doing, and then figure out what you need to do to get there.— Kennon Sheldon

Important Psychology Quotes And The Life Lessons They Provide

• Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it’s not out there is that it’s inside us. — Sonja Lyubomirsky (The How of Happiness) • Becoming is better than being. — Carol S. Dweck (Pioneering Researcher of Mindset) • Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. — Carl Jung (Founder of Analytical Psychology) • We transcend grief only when we realize how connected we are with all the other humans who struggle to transcend theirs. — Susan Cain, author of Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

• Discussing positive experiences leads to heightened well-being, increased overall life satisfaction, and even more energy. — Nathaniel M. Lambert (The Journal of Positive Psychology) • Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it. —Albert Schweitzer (Philosopher, Physician, Nobel Prize winner) • Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. — Lao Tzu (Founder of Taoism) • It’s more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted. Yet, everyone takes the happy person for granted. — Gretchen Rubin

• The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention. — Sharon Salzberg • Gratitude … goes far beyond saying “thank you.” When we are grateful, we affirm that a source of goodness exists in our lives. — Robert Emmons (World’s Foremost Researcher on

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