Positive Emotional State
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A Positive Emotional State is an emotional state that can lead to a thriving existence.
- AKA: Feel Good.
- Context:
- It can range from being a mild sense of contentment to an intense state of joy or euphoria.
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- It can enhance well-being and mental health.
- It can result from achieving a personal goal or experiencing a rewarding social interaction.
- It can be cultivated through positive thinking, gratitude practices, and emotional regulation.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Negative Emotional State, such as a state of fear or a state of anger (in reaction to grave danger).
- a State of Empathy.
- See: Rational Decision Making.
References
2016
- (McCann, 2016a) ⇒ Mike McCann. (2016). “It feels good getting the numbers right."
- QUOTE: Bob was the Assistant Library Director … he was in charge of getting the library’s operating and capital budgets approved each year, … he told me something that only an accountant might understand in his bones: That he remembers how good it felt each year “just to get the numbers right,” to hit his spending target, get his complete budget in balance, and properly account for every dollar.
