The 'Good Life'

who made the three dimensions of a good life?

Oishi and Westgate, 2022

first dimension of a good life

• happy life: comfort, positive emotion, security → personal satisfaction

• hedonic wellbeing: wellbeing as happiness, pleasure attainment and pain avoidance (Ryan and Deci, 2001)

• life satisfaction (Diener et al., 1985)

second dimension of a good life

• meaningful life: significance, purpose, coherence → social contribution

• eudaimonic wellbeing: wellbeing as meaningful, self-realisation, optimal functioning and fulfilling potential (Ryan and Deci, 2001)

third dimension of a good life

psychologically rich life: novelty and complexity and perspective change = wisdom?

what makes life psychologically rich?

• depends: novelty doesnt equal richness