1. Connecting: Try and connect with someone that you haven’t connected for long! 2. Being Active: Try and have a daily regime that includes mental and physical workouts and see the magic unfold! 3. Noticing: Try and subscribing to articles or newsletters that keep you curious! 4. Learning: Try and learn a new skill and you are more likely to find motivation to face your daily grind! 5. Giving: Try to help someone or join a cause that you believe in and you will soon discover meaning in your life once again!

Indicators of Human Well-being!

<figure><img src="https://declutterize279528759.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/indicators-of-well-being.png?w=1024" alt="" srcset="https://declutterize279528759.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/indicators-of-well-being.png?w=1024 1024w, https://declutterize279528759.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/indicators-of-well-being.png?w=150 150w, https://declutterize279528759.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/indicators-of-well-being.png?w=300 300w, https://declutterize279528759.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/indicators-of-well-being.png?w=768 768w, https://declutterize279528759.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/indicators-of-well-being.png 1280w" width="750" height="422"></figure>We all have moments in life when we don’t feel right. Our fundamental needs are met, survival is all but guaranteed and yet we don’t just feel well. There is still a sense of unease, a sense of something lacking in life. Secretly, we spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is it that we are lacking. When we are unable to arrive at an answer, our natural response is to try to do something to feel better about our life albeit temporarily. In search of dopamine, we end of buying stuff that we don’t need, we end up selling shares that we intend to hold onto, we consume food that tastes good but has no value, we start gaming to escape into a fantasy world, so on and so forth. Once the dopamine rush is over, we come crashing down to reality and the cycle begins again. However, there is a way by which we can aim to drop out of this cycle. The simple way to do so is to look at the five profound indicators that are known to help us make this transition from ‘Dullness’ to ‘Fullness’. So what does promote human well being you may ask and the answer can be found by trying to understand what we lack out of these five indicators or factors: 1. Connecting: We are all social beings and that is no surprise to us. Connecting with fellow human beings, especially those who are close to us can instantly brighten our day. Indeed, no person can find true fulfillment without having a lot of strong and positive human connections. Try and connect with someone that you haven’t connected for long and see how it brightens both of you2. Being Active: They say that health is wealth and we can no longer afford to ignore our own health like most of have. There is a lot of research out there that even a simple jog or a basic body workout at home can do wonders to reduce our stress and anxiety and improving our quality of life. Same can be said for our mental well being where a few minutes of meditation (whether active or passive) can work wonders in the long-term. Try and have a daily regime that includes mental and physical workouts, however basic, and see the magic unfold3. Noticing: Our instincts and genes make us a social being and just like we have an urge to connect, we also have a urge to know what’s happening around us. Taking notice of worldly affairs (via a positive source) can satiate our urge to know what is important. Although reading news (not watching, since news is highly dramatized) does help, taking notice of the latest trends and happenings in our chosen hobbies and vocation can also serve us immensely. Try and subscribing to articles or newsletters that keep you curious.4. Learning: When we feel stuck or uninspired, it is usually the time to learn something new. Thanks to the internet, our thirst for learning is no longer limited by a lack of learning opportunities. We all aspire to be better today than we were yesterday and nothing can fulfill our aspirations better than learning something new. Try and learn a new skill and you are more likely to find motivation to face your daily grind.5. Giving: Our existence is fundamentally incomplete without giving back something to others and to the world. Our modern society is built on the premise of taking as much as you can. However, we are all clever enough to realize that there is a natural instinct in all of us to give something back. Right from monetary donations and volunteering to sharing our unique gifts, skills and talents, we are all naturally inclined to give something back. As they say, we sometimes accumulate excesses to distract us from our inherent poverty that arises out of a lack of giving back. Try to help someone or join a cause that you believe in and you will soon discover meaning in your life once again.Do all of us need to work upon each of the five parameters? Maybe not. We may already have one or two of these firmly entrenched in our lives and that is a good thing. However, when it becomes difficult to drag yourself, it may be useful to ask yourself, what is it that you are lacking out these five. Finding peace and joy is often simpler than it appears, if only one remembers to be vigilant about these five indicators!<h3>Share this:</h3>

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We all have moments in life when we don’t feel right. Our fundamental needs are met, survival is all but guaranteed and yet we don’t just feel well. There is still a sense of unease, a sense of something lacking in life. Secretly, we spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is it that we are lacking. When we are unable to arrive at an answer, our natural response is to try to do something to feel better about our life albeit temporarily. In search of dopamine, we end of buying stuff that we don’t need, we end up selling shares that we intend to hold onto, we consume food that tastes good but has no value, we start gaming to escape into a fantasy world, so on and so forth. Once the dopamine rush is over, we come crashing down to reality and the cycle begins again. However, there is a way by which we can aim to drop out of this cycle. The simple way to do so is to look at the five profound indicators that are known to help us make this transition from ‘Dullness’ to ‘Fullness’. So what does promote human well being you may ask and the answer can be found by trying to understand what we lack out of these five indicators or factors:

1. Connecting: We are all social beings and that is no surprise to us. Connecting with fellow human beings, especially those who are close to us can instantly brighten our day. Indeed, no person can find true fulfillment without having a lot of strong and positive human connections. Try and connect with someone that you haven’t connected for long and see how it brightens both of you

2. Being Active: They say that health is wealth and we can no longer afford to ignore our own health like most of have. There is a lot of research out there that even a simple jog or a basic body workout at home can do wonders to reduce our stress and anxiety and improving our quality of life. Same can be said for our mental well being where a few minutes of meditation (whether active or passive) can work wonders in the long-term. Try and have a daily regime that includes mental and physical workouts, however basic, and see the magic unfold

3. Noticing: Our instincts and genes make us a social being and just like we have an urge to connect, we also have a urge to know what’s happening around us. Taking notice of worldly affairs (via a positive source) can satiate our urge to know what is important. Although reading news (not watching, since news is highly dramatized) does help, taking notice of the latest trends and happenings in our chosen hobbies and vocation can also serve us immensely. Try and subscribing to articles or newsletters that keep you curious.

4. Learning: When we feel stuck or uninspired, it is usually the time to learn something new. Thanks to the internet, our thirst for learning is no longer limited by a lack of learning opportunities. We all aspire to be better today than we were yesterday and nothing can fulfill our aspirations better than learning something new. Try and learn a new skill and you are more likely to find motivation to face your daily grind.

5. Giving: Our existence is fundamentally incomplete without giving back something to others and to the world. Our modern society is built on the premise of taking as much as you can. However, we are all clever enough to realize that there is a natural instinct in all of us to give something back. Right from monetary donations and volunteering to sharing our unique gifts, skills and talents, we are all naturally inclined to give something back. As they say, we sometimes accumulate excesses to distract us from our inherent poverty that arises out of a lack of giving back. Try to help someone or join a cause that you believe in and you will soon discover meaning in your life once again.

Do all of us need to work upon each of the five parameters? Maybe not. We may already have one or two of these firmly entrenched in our lives and that is a good thing. However, when it becomes difficult to drag yourself, it may be useful to ask yourself, what is it that you are lacking out these five. Finding peace and joy is often simpler than it appears, if only one remembers to be vigilant about these five indicators!

Indicators of Human Well-Being

Indicators of Human Well-being!

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