http://www.myhappy.com/article Where the science of happiness meets ancient wisdom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pos-psych/~3/oPb7iB3vxaU/200904151805 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pos-psych/~3/oPb7iB3vxaU/200904151805#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:48 +0000 newsbot http://www.myhappy.com/article/2009/04/15/curiosity-and-happiness-an-interview-with-todd-kashdan/ Todd Kashdan: I have always been an anxiety researcher, especially about social anxiety. Then I started seeing people who had energizing and profoundly meaningful social interactions. When I asked about their motivations, what kept arising was “I felt interested” or “I was curious.” I realized that curiosity is the counter-motivation to anxiety. ... Then I realized I would have to study curiosity if I really wanted to understand anxiety. Curiosity and anxiety work in tandem. It’s not as if when you’re curious there’s no anxiety, or when you’re anxious there’s no curiosity. They work in all sorts of different combinations. [...]]]> Kashdan-> I have always been an anxiety researcher, especially social anxiety - people that have profound levels of shyness and fear about being evaluated. Then I started seeing people who had energizing and profoundly meaningful social interactions. I started asking them about their motivations and feelings in the midst of social interaction. What kept arising was “I felt interested” or “I was curious.” I realized that curiosity is the counter-motivation to anxiety. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pos-psych/~3/oPb7iB3vxaU/200904151805/feed/ 0