IgnitePhilly: Getting happier with happier.com
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Talk from IgnitePhilly 3 - held in May, 2009. Criteria: 20 slides in 5 minutes.
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- 1. Getting happier with happier.com Andrew J. Rosenthal andrew@happier.com twitter: @happier 20 slides : 5 minutes
- 2. Who wants to be happier? 1
- 3. What is happiness? 2
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- 11. happier.com gratitude journal iphone app happier.com – online tools 10
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- 17. I love this site and I am sharing it with all my friends that are also "into" personal growth! Age 42 I am trying to overcome a lifetime of unhappiness. Happier.com is my life line. Name Withheld, Roosevelt, UT, Age 63 I think this will be the answer I have been looking for . Thank you so much. Mauria Tanner, Salt Lake City, UT, Age 54 I am 56 and tend to feel depressed and unable to change lately; these exercises are helping me to change my attitude. Magalia, CA 16
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- 19. 20,000 users and growing 19
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Editor's Notes
- Logo shot Happier intro Andrew intro 20 slides, 15 seconds each
- what’s happiness? Not just sex, drugs or money
- Sure – there’s a long history of the study of happiness Ancient religions What makes this movement different is the focus on science
- happiness is a science Measurable Science Upenn history Graduate program
- Compelling study 1: Measure smiles in high school yearbooks predicts longevity Duchenne smile True smile Different than regular Study 2: nuns – analyze early statements
- Compelling study 2 Happiness is contagious http://jhfowler.ucsd.edu/images/happiness_2000.png British Medical Journal 337: a2338; doi:10.1136/bmj.a2338 (4 December 2008)
- Compelling study 3 Optimism predicts elections NYTIMES San Francisco Chronicle
- Why is it important? Lots of unhappy people – not just depressed
- Status quo Ivory tower Speeches Grants Books
- Build online tools Iphone Web
- How do they find us? Viral advertising
- Write a grat letter Send a video
- What do you do on happier.com? Take a test – measure progress
- Reminders Get a reminder
- Community Video Blog
- Get happier Testimonials from real users
- Purchase options $4.99/month About the same price as a basic netflix subscription
- Growth in subscribers Over 20,000 users UK Australia US Canada Mostly female
- future Be a brand Science of happiness