WHAT SCIENCE KNOWS ABOUT HAPPINESS THAT COULD TRANSFORM OPENSTACK is a talk by Alexis Monville given on April 26, 2016 at the OpenStack Summit in Austin.

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WHAT SCIENCE KNOWS ABOUT HAPPINESS
THAT COULD TRANSFORM OPENSTACK
OPENSTACK SUMMIT
AUSTIN - APRIL 2016

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HAPPINESS

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« Happiness is the meaning and the
purpose of life, the whole aim and end of
human existence. »
Aristotle

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We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

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FEELINGS

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EMOTIONS

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NEEDS

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WHY BE HAPPY?

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feel good

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feel good
physically healthier

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feel good
live longer
physically healthier

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feel good
live longer
physically healthier
stronger immune system

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feel good
live longer
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
more money

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
more money
more cooperative

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
more cooperative

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
better liked by others
more cooperative

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
better liked by others
more social support
more cooperative

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
better liked by others
more social support
more cooperative
richer network of friends

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
better liked by othersmore sociable
more social support
more cooperative
richer network of friends

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
better liked by othersmore sociable
more social support
more cooperative
richer network of friends
flexibility and ingenuity

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feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
better liked by othersmore sociable
more social support
more cooperative
richer network of friends
flexibility and ingenuity
more energetic

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more resilient
feel good
live longer
more charitable
physically healthier
stronger immune system
more productive
better leaders and negotiators
more money
better liked by othersmore sociable
more social support
more cooperative
richer network of friends
flexibility and ingenuity
more energetic

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WHAT MAKES US HAPPY?

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SET POINT

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SET POINT 50%

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SET POINT 50%
CIRCUMSTANCES
10%

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SET POINT 50%
CIRCUMSTANCES
10%
INTENTIONAL ACTIVITIES 40%

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HOW?

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http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/five-things-every-contributor-should-know-about-the-openstack-docs-project

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To produce the ubiquitous Open Source Cloud
Computing platform that will meet the needs of
public and private clouds regardless of size, by
being simple to implement and massively
scalable

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Intrinsic
vs
Extrinsic

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To produce the ubiquitous Open Source Cloud
Computing platform that will meet the needs of
public and private clouds regardless of size, by
being simple to implement and massively
scalable

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To produce the ubiquitous Open Source Cloud
Computing platform that will meet the needs of
public and private clouds regardless of size, by
being simple to implement and massively
scalable

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simple to implement
epic
story
work item
change
project

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simple to implement
epic
story
work item
change
project(s)
How to quantify
simple for this cycle?
How to measure the
impact?

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Socialize

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« A sound mind in a sound body. »
Juvenal

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« Half an hour’s meditation each day is
essential, except when you are busy.
Then a full hour is needed. »
Saint Francis de Sales

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THANK YOU!

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THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS
https://www.edx.org/course/science-happiness-uc-berkeleyx-gg101x-1

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THANK YOU!