> ## "Both hedonic and eudaimonic well-being are associated with better health profiles across many health domains, including self-reported outcomes, incidence, disease incidence and severity, mortality, and biological risk factors." > **Ryff & Colleagues** 2021 > [Eudaimonic and Hedonic Well-Being](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=5782256081561517624) # 1 Flourishing is a Big Deal # 2 Well-Being Defined # 3 Hedonic Living # 4 Eudaimonic Living # 5 Strong Characteristics Practicing healthy hedonic and eudaimonic lifestyles means maximizing our way of sleep, respite/leisure, and productivity. One-third of our lifetime is spent sleeping making it a persistent part of our experience. Ontogeny is self-organization and autopoietic processes to avoid disease fates and encourage development from birth, maturity, and death.