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Happiness And Special Conditions
- People who opt to have no children are happier or as happy as people who have children (which might be the case because they have more time for themselves etc.).
- Smokers, people that are in a smoking environment or people that drink alcohol are less happy.
- One year after experiencing trauma, people are often just as happy as they were before the traumatic event took place.
- The same is the case with one year after winning the lottery.
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Decision Making And Happiness
- An ongoing set of choices decreases happiness. Less choices are better.
- When we are forced to stick to the choices, we are happier than if we were able change them (this can be explained with Leon Fes...
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Some Facts About Happiness
Happiness is hard to put into words, but science has uncovered some interesting facts about it. Here are a few to keep in mind:
- Language cannot fully capture the feeling of happiness, so just enjoy it when you feel it.
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Money, Work And Happiness
A study by Harvard showed that income doesn't relate to happiness. Money cannot buy happiness but it can buffer stress!
Social interactions that don't aquire that much money are better than high cost social interactions.
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The Components Of Connection
Presence & eye contact: We take turns when talking, we share information and look at each other. This makes our attention peak. When we look away, our attention decreases again. Therefore, social interaction is a series of focusing on and off, of ramping ...
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Types Of Happiness
Natural happiness: It requires no effort, as it is the case when receiving a gift.
Synthesized happiness: It requires some special effort.
This shows us that our environment ca...
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Social Connections
Social interactions and connections are essential for happiness.
- Seeing faces, even with no talking, gives us a sense of connection; daily interactions help us stay present and happy.
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The Happiness Toolkit - Summary
- No single chemical is associated with happiness.
- Meaning and connection are important.
- Be present and fully focused. The ability to attend and focus equates to happine...
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Dr. Andrew Huberman shares a toolkit for increasing happiness and talks about the science of happiness.
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The Findings Of Happiness Research
- People in good romantic relationships are happier than loners.
- Healthy people are happier than those who are sick.
- Religious people are happier than atheists.
- Rich people are happier than the poor.
- A new house, a new car, or even a new spouse only provide...
PTSD
- Complex PTSD describes the emotional repercussions of continued and long-term trauma or multiple traumas.
- PTSD in children. Children will generally recover from traumatic events, but some can have PTSD. Symptoms include nightmares, trouble sleeping...
Post-traumatic growth
The narrative of growth from adversity might sound convincing, but it's difficult to collect reliable data on people before and after they've experienced trauma.
Studies found that people are not very good at accurately remembering what they were like before a traumatic event. When they thi...
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