XII. The Book and the Ring

Feeling good about Fredrickson's positive emotions.

“…Social psychologists know this as the "feel-good, do-good phenomenon": Those made to feel successful are more likely to volunteer as a tutor; those who have just found money in a phone booth are more likely to help someone pick up dropped papers; those whose mood has just been boosted by listening to a comedy album are more willing to loan someone money. Robert Browning (1868/1927)had the idea: "Oh, make us happy and you make us good! "…”