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Treat joy-capacity as a trainable skill requiring deliberate
Treat joy-capacity as a trainable skill requiring deliberate practice rather than a mood-state requiring favorable circumstances, because well-being correlates more strongly with savoring capacity than with frequency of positive events.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from Positive emotions broaden cognitive repertoire and build (positive emotions broaden cognitive repertoire and build resources - the broaden-and-build theory) and Self-monitoring of behavior produces significant and (self-monitoring produces positive effects on goal attainment). The research cited shows savoring capacity predicts well-being more than event frequency. It prescribes treating joy as skill, not circumstance. Actionable, general, clearly derived from understanding of how positive emotions work.