Positive Psychology, not to be confused with ‘positive thinking’ is the emergent science of happiness and well-being. Positive psychologists aim to operationalize concepts such as happiness, enjoyment, and ‘the good life’ in order to have a better understanding of what constitutes and produces positive experience in a human life.

In clinical practice, positive psychology focuses on uncovering and emphasizing an individual’s existing strengths. This type of lifestyle reorganization results in an increased sense of fulfillment and an increased incidence of flow. Here is Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, developer of the concept of ‘flow,’ explaining positive psychology: