{"id":27883,"date":"2018-06-28T17:37:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2018\/06\/28\/presentation-on-the-science-of-happiness-at-flint-memorial-library\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:22:48","slug":"presentation-on-the-science-of-happiness-at-flint-memorial-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/06\/28\/presentation-on-the-science-of-happiness-at-flint-memorial-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation on the Science of Happiness at Flint Memorial Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18147\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/06\/40122522531_36f0a192ea_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18147\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18147\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/06\/40122522531_36f0a192ea_z-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie smiles for profile shot\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC Philosophy Professor Elizabeth &#8220;Lizzie&#8221; Casanave<\/p><\/div>\n<p>How does one achieve happiness?<\/p>\n<p>Many people believe that they\u2019ll feel happier as a result of something &#8211; such as finding a new job, finishing a project, losing weight, etc. However, psychologists and neurologists are realizing that happiness can be more readily achieved through changing the way in which we think.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzie Linn Casanave, professor of philosophy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>, will discuss the science of happiness and provide you with practical tools for achieving this new mindset at <a href=\"https:\/\/flintmemoriallibrary.org\/\">Flint Memorial Library<\/a>, 147 Park St., North Reading, on Thursday Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Casanave has been teaching philosophy for over 10 years. 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