Einhorn’s Fortune Cookie Theory of Happiness

Einhorn’s theory of happiness defines those decisions you make every day to get away from what you don’t want in your life. Think about it, it’s a simple idea, but at the same time extremely powerful. In fact, it’s a different approach – as well as curious – that deviates somewhat from the classic perspectives of positive psychology. It was a psychologist from the University of Chicago who proposed this theory. His name was Hillel J. Einhorn. It came about when he had one of those “Eureka” moments in the 1970s while opening a fortune cookie. Inside, was a simple message:…