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Happiness through progress
The true secret to lasting happiness is progress.
As long as you are moving forward on your path to a higher state of being, you can feel good about yourself and your journey along the...
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Feed your mind
What you feed your mind is what you become. So give your mind the most nutritious content possible.
Read biographies of great people who have achieved amazing things and e...
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Strengthen your body daily
- Adopt a healthy diet, in the long term. You must have the right fuel to push your body and increase strength and stamina.
- Exercise. Aim for 5 days a week minim...
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Get a role model
Models give us templates for how to be better people as well as how to feel happy.
If someone is repeatedly successful, it’s not just luck. Watch your role model work, see how they do ...
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Proximity is power
When we stay around people who are comfortable, there’s no impetus to grow. No stretch, no improvement.
If you want to know how to feel happier, spend time with others who shar...
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Give to others
Giving will change your state of mind in positive ways.
No matter how bad things may seem, find someone who’s worse off than you and help them. You can give them food, have a conversat...
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Spend time outdoors
Living near green spaces and regular exposure to fresh air is associated with a better mindset and feeling happy.
Sunlight produces vitamin D, which is important to fight depression, and natu...
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Get plenty of sleep
Feeling happy is much easier when you’re well-rested and able to face the day with optimism and energy.
Create some healthy habits that help you power down in the evening and prepare your ...
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Listen to upbeat music
Music activates the brain’s reward system. This explains why we start feeling happy as soon as one of our favorite tunes comes on.
Music can act as medicine, a mood enhancer and a power...
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Practice self-care
Practicing self-care on a daily basis is the key to how to feel happier because we cannot live a full life unless we treat ourselves well.
Take some time every day to do nice things for yo...
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How to know if you're depressed
Depression symptoms can vary, but it always results in living in a negative state.
Common signs include:- Feeling hopeless or a lack of energy and interest in things that ...
Ways to deal with depression
Understand the common triggers. Once you understand which one is behind your depression, you can better learn how to cope with depression.
Feelings of loss, “less than” and “never going to happen” are the major reasons that most people dip into depression. Loss can result from a loved one dying or losing a job; feelings of “less than” can be triggered by comparing yourself to others you view as having more than you and “never” occurs when you start believing that your goals and dreams are completely out of reach.
Address your limiting beliefs
Many of those trying to find ways to deal with depression have formed limiting beliefs that negatively affect how they think.
If you come from a family who has never had a member attend college, you might believe that you are not smart enough to achieve your goals. Another common limiting belief is that they are supposed to be sad because depression or anxiety runs in their family.
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Be Busy, But Not Rushed
Being “rushed” puts you on the fast track to being miserable.
Live a productive life at a comfortable pace. Learn to say no to busywork.
Have 5 Close Relationships
National surveys find that when someone claims to have 5 or more friends with whom they can discuss important problems, they are 60 percent more likely to say that they are ‘very happy’.
Excerpt from the book Finding Flow.
True friends really are worth their weight in gold. Check in regularly with close friends (around every two weeks).
Happiness And External Events
Self-esteem is good for confidence, but self-esteem that is bound to external success can be quite fickle.
Think of yourself less and avoid the trap of tying your self-worth to external signals.
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New Year's resolutions
New Year Resolutions are a disaster for a majority of us.
They feel unpleasant due to the fact that we see them as an event. The time, process, dedication, and commitment we need to them done...
Event Vs Process
All events have a backstory, a history, some amount of risk and sacrifice.
- If we focus on the event only, we will not be able to do anything with our lives.
- If we follow the process, daily making ourselves better and stay committed, we end up getting the life we desire.
Losing weight
As we know, exercise in any form makes us better.
Instead of complicating the process and making it a big event, just smoothen the daily process. Make a habit of going out to exercise by getting up early, wearing the right clothes, packing the gym bag at night, so that you remove friction from the activity.