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A net positive system/structure would 'give back to nature and society more than it takes' over its life cycle. [6] In contrast, conventional sustainable design and development, in the real-world context of excess population growth , biodiversity loss , cumulative pollution , wealth disparities and social inequities closes off future options.
Pleasant life: research into the pleasant life, or the "life of enjoyment", examines how people optimally experience, forecast, and savor the positive feelings and emotions that are part of normal and healthy living (e.g., relationships, hobbies, interests, entertainment, etc.). Seligman says this most transient element of happiness may be the ...
Climate change is altering the geographic range and seasonality of some insects that can carry diseases, for example Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that is the vector for dengue transmission. Global climate change has increased the occurrence of some infectious diseases. Infectious diseases whose transmission is impacted by climate change include, for example, vector-borne diseases like dengue ...
Former Beirut hostage Sir Terry Waite has encouraged others to "act within your own area of influence" to create changes in the world. Sir Terry, 85, spent nearly five years in captivity after he ...
Here are the best positive affirmations for women and positive self-affirmations to remember throughout the day. Related: 16 Things People With a Really Positive Outlook on Life Often Say ...
[1] [2] Creating changes in personal lifestyle, can change social and market conditions leading to less environmental impact. People who wish to reduce their carbon footprint (particularly those in high income countries with high consumption lifestyles), can for example reduce their air travel for holidays, use bicycles instead of cars on a ...
The general understanding that suffering and distress can potentially yield positive change is thousands of years old. [1] For example, some of the early ideas and writing of the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and early Christians, as well as some of the teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam [4] and the BaháΚΌí Faith [5] contain elements of the potentially transformative power of suffering.
Positive adult development is a subfield of developmental psychology that studies positive development during adulthood. It is one of four major forms of adult developmental study that can be identified, according to Michael Commons; the other three forms are directionless change, stasis, and decline. [1]