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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.
- Giving and receiving something increases happiness for both of the people involved, especially if the other person benefits from it.
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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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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 ...
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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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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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Avoiding deeply meaningful connections
Connection with other people and the feeling of belonging are essential for a happy life.
Research shows:
- People with stronger social connections tend to live longer.
- Marriage decreases the risk of depression, suicide, and substance abuse.
- M...
Benefits Of Group Exercise
- Social exercise provides a sense of autonomy, making us feel more self-reliant.
- It increases connectedness with others and promotes better mental health.
- It makes the process easy and habit-forming, with your friends becoming both your cue and your reward for your actions....
Uses for empathy
Humans beings are capable of selfish, even cruel behavior. A quick scan of any daily newspaper quickly reveals numerous unkind, selfish, and heinous actions.
The question then is why don't we all engage in such self-serving behavior all the time? What is it that causes us to feel anoth...
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