Rian E. McMullin, Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Norton, 1986

PUBLIC RECOGNITION DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RELATED TO HAPPINESS FOR THE CLIENT WHOSE GRAPH IS SHOWN IN FIGURE 17

She was an artist and originally thought she wanted fame, but the graph suggests that they are independent. Another graph for this client indicates that the key variable related to happiness is likely to be her creativity on the job. She was an extremely talented artist, happy only when she pursued her art work. It didn't seem to matter how much money she made or whether she became famous.