In the News

Psychology Today: How Much Does Our Personality Determine Our Happiness?

By The Healthy Minds Team October 15, 2021

In the latest blog post for Psychology Today, Dr. Pelin Kesebir explores how we can change our internal qualities to increase our happiness.

“We have the potential to increase our happiness, no matter how small the changes we make to our personality,” writes Dr. Pelin Kesebir.

In the latest blog post for Psychology Today, Dr. Pelin Kesebir explores how we can change our internal qualities to increase our happiness.

Key Points:

  • Barring extreme circumstances, happiness originates from the inside more than the outside.
  • Certain personality traits such as low neuroticism, high positivity, benevolence and curiosity are closely linked to happiness.
  • Our personalities are not entirely malleable, but we can all do things to cultivate happiness-inducing qualities in ourselves.
Read the Article

You can start training your mind with the Healthy Minds Program App, freely available thanks to the generosity of our donors wherever you get your apps.

Article In the news Mental Health Psychology

The Healthy Minds Team

Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc. (HMI) is a non-profit affiliated with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, driven by a mission to translate neuroscientific research into tools to cultivate well-being. HMI believes that well-being is a skill and that anyone can train their mind.