Summary
In the article “Writing Your Way to Happiness”, Parker-Pope
(2015) claims that expressive writing can make one happier. Expressive
writing is both physically and mentally beneficial. The writer mentions that writing
and rewriting your own stories “can lead to behavioral changes” and it can help change our views of ourselves. Studies conducted in America has shown that
students who edited their own narrative about college, as compared to those who
did not, turned out to be more successful in their academics. Writing enables
us to reconstruct and redefine our problems which enables us to face our
problems, leading to a “life course correction”. Writing can help a person
recognize what is more important to them.
(115 words)
Parker-Pope,
T. (2015, Jan 19). Writing Your Way to Happiness. [Web
log post]
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