Positive Psychology & Happiness Videos

Below is the complete collection of Positive Psychology and happiness education videos from the Make Me Happy For Life program. These lessons cover emotional intelligence, values, goal setting and the science of well-being.

Welcome to our website

You have reached the home page of Make Me Happy.
Every person deserves to be happy.
You are born with the capacity for happiness.
Our organization provides a program whereby you can expand your experience of happiness.

Understanding Human Happiness

This video gives an introduction to human happiness.
Humans have been trying to understand happiness for a long time.
The philosopher Socrates lived some two thousand, four hundred years ago.
He is the first known figure in the Western World to study human happiness.
This video explores some of the thoughts of Socrates.

What is an emotion?

The video explains the concept of an emotion.

The advantages of happiness

This video provides some detail on of the advantages of being happy.
When you are in a state of happiness, you will typically feel less stress than a person who is in a state of unhappiness.
There are many reported results of being in a sustained state of happiness.

Conscious reflection

This video introduces the concept of Conscious Reflection.
Reflection is something we all do every day.
Our program would like you to practice reflection by doing it in a more conscious and deliberate manner.

Finding direction

This video discusses how important it is to know your starting position when charting a direction.
If you don"t know where your starting point is, it is difficult to take the correct path to your intended destination.
Taking the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire is one way to know your starting point when it comes to happiness.

Data security

This video gives an overview of our data security policy and procedures.
The technology we use is "world-class" and at least as good as what you would expect from your bank for Internet transactions.

Can happiness be measured?

This video explores the subject of the measurement of happiness.
A specific intervention is described: the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire.

Overview of emotional intelligence

This video gives a definition of emotional intelligence.

Overview of emotional intelligence

This video gives a definition of emotional intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence and Happiness

In order to increase your happiness it may become necessary to increase your Emotional Intelligence.
This video defines the concept of Emotional Intelligence.
It also outlines why having Emotional Intelligence is essential to operate as a highly-functioning human being.

Introduction to Positive Psychology

This video provides an introduction to Positive Psychology.
Psychology has had a bad reputation over the years.
This video explains the mission of Positive Psychology and how it differs from the traditional approach of Psychology.

What you can change

The human being is a complex organism. It is made up of many parts.
This video describes the three major components of the human brain.

The four intelligenses of mankind

This video describes the four intelligences of mankind.
The Intelectual, Emotional, Physical and Spritual.

Web browser cookies

This video discusses the use of web browser cookies used on this website.
The distinction is made between session cookies and persistent cookies.
The difference between first-party cookies and third-party cookies is outlined.

Can happiness be taught?

This video discussed whether happiness can be taught.
It discusses some of the research that has been done in the study of identical twins.
The research has found that individual differences exist between identical twins.
This leads to the conclusion that personality is not necessarily dependent on genetics alone.

The Wise Mind

This video introduces the Wise Mind.
People use their minds differently. Some people operate in an intellectual mode where others operate more emotionally.
This discussion suggests that people operate more efficiently when using both modes.

What is happiness?

The first thing that we do is find out from the public what the definition of happiness is.
The easiest way to do this is to look in reputable dictionaries.
A new definition is made.
It leads to the conclusion that you need to increase your experience of positive emotions to experience increased happiness.

Choosing a password

Passwords are necessary to protect your data.
On our website, we require a strong password.
This video makes some suggestions on how to choose a strong password.

Why personal values matter

A personal value is a deeply held belief or principle that you have.
A personal value guides your behaviour, decisions, and priorities in life.
It"s what you consider important, meaningful or right.

The Twenty-Twenty-Twenty Rule

A technique that you can use to reduce eye strain and concentration.
Especially important to those individuals to look at computer screens or smartphones a lot.

The Wise Mind

This video introduces the Wise Mind.
People use their minds differently. Some people operate in an intellectual mode where others operate more emotionally.
This discussion suggests that people operate mode efficiently when using both modes.

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Does alcohol make you happy?

This video discusses the use of alcohol.
The need for alcohol consumption diminishes as you draw closer to your authentic self.

Practice makes perfect.

Your brain is an amazing part of you..
It has the ability to learn and store information.
In order to keep your memory and skills active, you need to keep on practicing.

How core values drive happiness

Your personal values play a significant role in shaping your happiness.
Each and every one of us has many personal values. Most important is to know which of these values are your core values.
Core values are the top five to eight values which you deem absolutely essential for living your life.

How core values drive happiness

Doing the core value exercise

This video explains how to do the core value exercise.

Setting a SMART goal

SMART is an acronym for setting goals.
This video gives a brief overview of this method.