According to the research of professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania M. Seligman external circumstances affect no more than 15% of happiness. Bad weather can not spoil our humor if we are satisfied and feel inner balance.

Martin Seligman, in the late nineties of the last century, created a new trend in psychology, derived from humanistic psychology – positive psychology. The new direction has set itself the goal of positive emotions and finding ways to help find happiness and improve the quality of life. This is currently a thriving trend of a scientific psychology. By the time of its inception, psychology was mainly concerned with areas of deficits, pathologies and undertaking “corrective” interventions.

Positive psychology focuses on the individual’s strengths, triggers and deepens positive emotions, develops these strengths, and explores the meaning of human life. This field of psychological knowledge and practice, as a result of scientific research, creates and verifies effective interventions that enhance happiness and well-being.