According to the attention restoration theory, exposure to nature (ETN) renews one's capacity to focus attention, which decreases cognitive fatigue and therefore may increase positive emotions. Indeed, natural settings have been associated with high prevalence of happy facial expressions...
Day: August 13, 2023
The idea of happiness being a rate of change, and in particular, the rate of change of satisfaction, is known to both Psychology and Philosophy. In the context of goal and discrepancy theory, Carver and Scheier suggested that the...