Martin Seligm The Three Paths To Happiness

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The three paths to happiness according to Martin Seligman is the pleasant life, the good life, and the meaningful life. All these paths help to a successful life of happiness. Without one path to follow many people would live unhappy lives. The one that most resembles my perspective on living a good life is “The Good Life”. Once I am doing something I really enjoy, I can spend hours doing it. I love to exercise and I can exercise multiple times throughout the day. Exercising helps me to keep healthy as well as active. Many people are not content when they are doing certain things, but for me I submerge myself into what I do and drown out all the negative energy surrounding me. After taking the survey my top three strengths were love

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