Kindness

Being meaningfully kind to others, using small gestures like helping someone get a chair, or asking about their health, releases oxytocin to both the kind person and the receiving person.

This, in turn, helps in job satisfaction and an overall sense of happiness.

Observing the psychological aspects of kindness, witnessing a kind act makes one feel a ‘warm glow’ in our hearts, something which researchers call moral elevation.

When people watch other people being generous and kind, it inspires and motivates them to want to do good.

Being around happy, enthusiastic people makes us happier and more enthusiastic ourselves, leading to less stress and increased energy.

Rather than asking how we can get happier, we should ask how we can make people around us happy. Positive changes in your life will have a...