At the micro level well-being has been

shown to affect the behavior of the

individual. (325)

Smaller minor behaviors provide small

boosts to well-being. (326)
People perceive objects not to any
absolute sense but rather relative to a
level based of past experiences (325)

Other studies have shown that there is

no difference between those who had
experienced a romantic break up and
those who have not.
A baseline that is determined by their
personalities.

The Religious survey (331)

Every time people attend a service they

get small boosts. Which over time tends
to increase the permeate baseline.
(333)

I am confused as to if they are using

well-being in the sense of happiness
level or status in the community. I
remember an author saying they could
be used interchangeably.
I think this is an interesting concept to
use in ones life and completely agree
with this statement.
This is something that can help people
realize that devastation and sadness
only occurs because things happen and
that thing rings a bell into someones
head that they need to be sad because
they are relating it to something similar
that is sad.
I think this statement is really incorrect.
If the relationship was at least two years
it is impossible to say that it didnt affect
entire groups feelings on happiness if it
was recent.
This is completely different theory than
the other one I investigated and I are
now confused as to where all these
writers are getting their information
form. Now it is based on personality?
What if your personality changes
obscurely? Then does that change the
bassline? And if it does change the
baseline wouldnt that make it null?
They said that they surveyed people
before and after they went to church.
Wouldnt that influence their happiness
level at the time? That would
automatically make them happier
because they made the decision to go to
church or that they just came from
church. They might as well compare
people right before and right after
marriage for the same result.
This sounds like an assumption and I
dont know why all of a sudden its this
easy to change your baseline happiness.
Im not buying into it. This sounds like a
really bad commercial.

Inescapable hedonic treadmill (335)

I did not know what this meant

throughout the entire selection and am
confused on how they want us to
perceive this.