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Anika Dhar
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Where Happiness Comes From
Phenomena that happen outside of us don’t cause happiness. They might be correlated with happiness but it’s not a cause-and-effect relationship.
The most important part is what happens in our brain between the external event (a good cup of coffee) and our state of happiness.
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- Take the time to see how you can help someone out.
- Slow down for 3 minutes. Let your thoughts and body also slow down while you pay attention to life around you.
- Smile towards the people you meet.
- Make someone else happy. Give him or her a gift of some kind.
- Take fewer things for granted, like your food, the weather, or small gestures. It will inspire and motivate you.
- Take action and create the day you wish to have.
- Say yes to something new.
- Say no to a should that isn't that important.
- Take a 2-minute laugh-break.
- Do what you deep down think is the right thing.
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