FLOURISH HYPOTHESIS

To flourish is to live optimally and to experience the good things in life such as personal growth, generativity and resilience.
The ratio of positive to negative affect is a key predictor of human flourishing.
The ratio is 2.9:1
For each negative affect experience, one mush have 3 positive affect experiences over the course of time to keep moving forward in life.  Researchers in this area claims that the ratio is real for the individuals, marriages and business teams.
Positive to negative affect ratio up to 11.6:1 will promot flourishing.  Ratios beyond 11.6:1 may lead to disintegration of flourishing.