Klevador comments on Be Happier - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Will_Newsome 15 April 2012 01:08:57PM 4 points [-]

(For the "meaning and self-realization" side of things one should check out transpersonal psychology. Here's an abridged version of William James' "The Varieties of Religious Experience".)

Comment author: Klevador 15 April 2012 01:18:57PM 1 point [-]

I believe it's more mundane than that. From what I've read, eudaimonic well-being (aka life satisfaction) is measured by self-report tests (eg. "How satisfied are you with your life?")