Saturday, February 25, 2017

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) by Tammy Strobel, Chapter 11

Book: You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)
Author: Tammy Strobel
ISBN: 978-1-60868-083-2
U-$1.00-B-0.003856699-BE-260


Chapter 11: The Art of Community Building

Go to You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) Table of Contents
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Page 154

1. The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne

Page 158

2. Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, Director Stephen Post
3. "It's Good to Be Good" Report by Stephen Post

Page 159

4. The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
5. Leonard: "When we act from our community or citizen selves, we can think more broadly.  We consider the impact of our actions and we can broaden our thinking about strategies to make change."
6. Social capital created by Social Scientist
7. A number of studies have shown that in times of distress, people survive and thrive by helping one another.  That is why nurturing relationships and community is so important.
8. Volunteers were trained in active listening techniques and encouraged to call each patient once a month.
9. This is great news because happiness spreads through social networks, which include neighbors, family members, and friends.
10. Pro-Social Spending= donating money to a cause you believe in will make you happy

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11. I Thought It Was Just Me by Dr. Brene Brown


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