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Asiya R

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Happy people vs. miserable people

Happy people engage in more happiness-boosting habits while unhappy people engage in more misery-inducing habits.

You can choose which habits to cultivate in your life. If you want to be happier, simply install more happiness-boosting habits.

That means that your happiness lies in your very own hands. You can choose which habits to cultivate in your life.

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What makes people happy? Habits of Happy People â€" Backed By Research

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7 Habits of Incredibly Happy People

While happiness is defined by the individual, I've always felt it foolish to declare that nothing can be learned from observing the happiness of others. In our day-to-day lives it is easy to miss the forest for the trees and look over some of the smaller, simpler things that can disproportionally affect our happiness levels.

99u.adobe.com

Be Busy, But Not Rushed

Being “rushed” puts you on the fast track to being miserable.

Live a productive life at a comfortable pace. Learn to say no to busywork.

Have 5 Close Relationships

National surveys find that when someone claims to have 5 or more friends with whom they can discuss important problems, they are 60 percent more likely to say that they are ‘very happy’.
Excerpt from the book Finding Flow.

True friends really are worth their weight in gold. Check in regularly with close friends (around every two weeks).

Happiness And External Events

Self-esteem is good for confidence, but self-esteem that is bound to external success can be quite fickle.

Think of yourself less and avoid the trap of tying your self-worth to external signals.

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Kaleb U.

@kal_iuu20

What Startups Can Learn from General McChrystal about Combining Strategy and Execution

This article is by Adam Pisoni, co-founder and former CTO of Yammer. He is also a founder of Responsive.org, a new movement dedicated to helping companies become more adaptive and empowering. He recently visited General Stanley McChrystal's consultancy CrossLead to see how he helps companies become more effective.

firstround.com

uote>"The wisest decisions are made by those closest to the problem — regardless of their seniority,”

General McChrystal

Trust and common purpose are 🗝️

Leadership must first trust that employees understand the organization's context and goals enough to make decisions on their own.

Shared consciousness.

To get to a point where you trust almost anyone to make decisions on their own because you believe they have the same information and objectives you do.

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Brianna Simons

@brianna2x

21 Habits Of Supremely Happy People

Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, theorizes that while 60 percent of happiness is determined by our genetics and environment, the remaining 40 percent is up to us.

huffpost.com

3 kinds of happy lives

The pleasant life: you fill your life with as many pleasures as you can. This has hardly any contribution to lasting fulfilment.
The life of engagement, where y...

Habits Of Supremely Happy People

They surround themselves with other happy people.
They cultivate resilience.
They appreciate simple pleasures.
They devote some of their time to giving.
They get immersed in activities that bring joy.
They nix the small talk for deeper conversations.
They make a point to listen.
They look on the bright side.
They make exercise a priority.
They listen to good music.
They spend time in nature.
They laugh a lot.

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