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lescence that provide the groundwork for Disadvantage:Going from severe highs to
healthy ways of living. He describes these severe lows can lead to impulsivity and
ĨŽƵƌ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ͞ĞƐƐĞŶĐĞ͟ ŽĨ Ă moodiness.
full and healthy life. He even has a handy ^ŽĐŝĂů ŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
acronym to describe these traits: ES- Advantage:Research shows that support-
SENCE. ŝǀĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ůĞĂĚ ƚŽ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ŚĂƉ-
piness, well-being, and even longevity.
ES: EŵŽƟŽŶĂů Spark. During adolescence, Disadvantage:If only those who are in our
ŽƵƌ ďƌĂŝŶƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ŝŶ ƚƵŶĞ peer group surround us, there are fewer
ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ outsiders to make us aware of the risks
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶƐ ǁĞ ƉĂLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ŽƵƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞ ĞŵŽƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ EŽǀĞůƚLJ
thoughts. Advantage:Being open to change and ad-
SE: Social Engagement. As teenagers, we venture makes life less serious and more
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ playful, a key component to happiness.
͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ŵƵƚƵĂůůLJ ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶ- Disadvantage:Constantly seeking new ex-
ships. periences can lead to emphasizing thrills
N: Novelty. Teenagers are always on the and downplays the risks involved.
ůŽŽŬŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ƌĞĂƟǀĞ džƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ
ones that engage us fully in our bodies, Advantage:Looking at something through
minds, and senses. new eyes can lead to approaching the
CE: CƌĞĂƟǀĞ EdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ͘ Ɛ ŽƵƌ ďƌĂŝŶƐ ordinary as extraordinary, enriching our
develop during adolescence, we begin to everyday experiences.
Bulletin
see things through new lenses, which en- Disadvantage:Always looking through
courages abstract thinking and problem ŶĞǁ ůĞŶƐĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞ Ă ĐƌŝƐŝƐ ŽĨ ŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ
solving. or make us feel that we lack purpose or
ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘
dŚĞ ^^ E ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ ; ŵŽƟŽŶĂů ^ƉĂƌŬ͕
Social Engagement, Novelty, and Crea- The key to living with these four concepts
ƟǀĞ džƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶͿ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŚĞŶ that are the essence of happy living, says
those four points have advantages and Siegel is to live mindfully using the above
disadvantages. Let’s look at those pluses four ideas that begin in adolescence. In
and minuses. another of his book, Dr. Siegel explains
what he means by mindfulness:
ŵŽƟŽŶĂů ^ƉĂƌŬ
Advantage͗dŚŝƐ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞ ĞŵŽƟŽŶ ĐĂŶ ŝŶ- DŝŶĚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƐĞŶƐĞ ŝƐ
ǀŝŐŽƌĂƚĞ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͕ ĮůůŝŶŐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ůŝĨĞ ŽŶ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ͕
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