An idea is any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity – a thought, concept, or notion.
(from dictionary.com)

Idea

Imagine if all ideas ever were published: it would probably take years to actually find the good ones and it would be a never-ending process to search through them all.

Everything Ever Thought Of

Still, I think there have been amazing ideas by people out there that were not even written down and now we will never know what they were, though they could've been revolutionary. I feel like it's the same with dreams: you wake up knowing what happened but in a couple minutes it's all gone. (Personal experience)

Unwritten

Children also often think of great ideas. They don't have as many limits on their imagination as we do yet.As we get older, our creativity decreases in certain aspects because we know the reality of how things are "supposed to" work and are used to them. But what if we left that behind? What if we actually started breaking down those limits that were set by our environment?

Imagination

Try to imagine you're a completely different person: from another country, lifestyle etc. and try to think of ideas in a way that they would.Changing the perspective of how you think can be quite refreshing for your mind. It can help think of ideas you wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

Change Your Perspective

Doing something with your ideas is important or else it will always just stay an idea. This doesn't mean that you need to completely think out every idea you get, but if you genuinely like it, do something with it.

Conclusion

It's quite sad that so many things that have been thought of — so many ideas — have never been written down.

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The mystery of forgotten ideas

Going on our phones seems so easy to do. It's like a reflex for whenever there is a silent moment in our life.n

Habit

Our phones can generate unlimited dopamine for us. Everytime you scroll, something new and exciting comes up. That's the reason for it being so addictive. But what does this have to do with our happiness?

Addictive

As we continue to scroll, we get in this never-ending loop of constant dopamine. Whenever we do get back to our normal life, it seems boring or unfulfilling because we get way less dopamine than what our phones give us.

Real Life Becomes Unfulfilling

The original idea for phones was for communication, but nowadays they're being used for a lot more. Apps are being created to make us use them for hours and get us addicted.

Money Machines

Online we see the "perfect" lives of other people, even just the ones around us. People can control what others see and what they don't. Even without the existence of phones people compared themselves to what they saw of other people. We have to stop comparing ourselves to people we don't know. We can't know everything that someone has gone through, even if they seem so perfect.

Comparison

I'm not going to tell you to go on your phone less, that has to be your own decision. Don't beat yourself up if you continue going on your phone. It's okay to have those moments when you feel like you aren't in control.

So What Do We Do?

What we can do though, is appreciating the smaller things in our life, taking walks, meditating or creating something.I feel like realising what makes you unhappy — in this case the lack of dopamine — is already a great step ahead and can make you feel better about your daily life.

Realisation

This is my idea of how phones and social media are ruining our happiness. I've thought about this subject a lot because I use my phone often and don't feel good about it.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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How Phones Impact Our Happiness

We as humans change constantly because of our environment. This is normal and can make us feel different about ourselves, but there are some methods to help deal with that change.

Not Feeling Like Yourself

Experiment with different things to find out what you truly enjoy doing. Reflect on those things, try finding out what makes you like something. This helps to see the changes more clearly.

Experimentation

Meditation exists in many different forms. It can help to find out more about yourself if you use the right methods. It can be quite difficult at first to find out what works for you, but practice makes perfect!

Meditate

Art is a great way to express yourself in situations where you're confused about your own feelings. If you're unsure about what artform works for you: that can also be part of your journey!Small things such as writing down how you feel can help too and can make your true emotions come out.

Express Yourself

It's good to have people around who understand that change is normal. Changing can also make you drift away from people, but that's a normal part of life.Don't be afraid to lose people close to you, you'll notice it yourself if they don't suit you anymore and may start to distance yourself from them first.

Find People Who Accept You

Try refecting on yourself. Think about what describes you from your own point of view and write it down.- What you like and accept about yourself- What you dislike about yourself and why (Would changing those things truly make you happier? Why?)- What things you're currently grateful for- What you think is causing you to change If you do this as a routine, you can see the changes in yourself and read back on them.

Reflect

Acceptance is one of the most important things in life. We all change constantly so it's normal for life to feel strange or different :)

Accept The Change

I've changed a lot in the past 4 months, all because of meeting one person. I hope this helps some of you dealing with those changes :)

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Dealing with Constant Change

Having confidence is quite important for our lives, because we need it in many different situationHopefully some of these ideas can help people gain more confidence in themselves and their own ideas. Thanks for reading!

The Importance Of Confidence

This may be an obvious step for some of you, but if you really want to gain confidence, you need to step out of your comfort zone.Act spontaneously, change your response to situations, do things you would have never done before.You don't need to instantly go do the thing you fear most. Get out of your comfort zone by taking smaller steps first, just by doing new activities or try make some new friends if you travel somewhere. A method that works for me when I feel too scared to do something, is to count down from 3 and just going for it.

Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone

A really important step to confidence is to have good people in your life. With this, I mean honest people who can encourage you, and don't bring you down. Of course, in some cases you cannot control the people in your life, such as colleagues or family members, but make sure you also have good people around to talk to.

Surround Yourself With Good People

You may not have confidence in yourself and are afraid to say things because you might be wrong, but trying is always better, even if you fail. Usually, people forget things that happened in a couple minutes or even in a matter of seconds. So if you do mess something up, getting back on track is all you need to do.Or, think about this: you may have seen a person in public doing something strange, but you usually don't care or forget it in about 10 seconds. Why would people respond differently to you?

People Forget Quickly

The best way is just to dress the way you feel most comfortable and confident. You can go for your favorite or best looking outfit so that you really feel like yourself and will at least have confidence in your looks. It's a great method of boosting you confidence in other ways too.If that doesn't work for you, you can also create a more confident version of yourself (who is you but also isn't) by styling your hair differently and/or dressing differently from your usual style. You're basically creating a character for yourself to gain confidence.

Confidence Using Your Looks

I struggled with confidence for a long time, but now that it's gotten better, I really want to help other people out in their journey!

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We live around a bunch of other humans. Although not everyone is able to understand others, there are ways to improve. Empathising with different types of people can be very important for any kind of relationship. I really hope this helps some of you reading this.

The Reason Behind This

Everyone around us has a different story. Our environment, our parents, friends and other people around us have a lot of influence over how we act or think. Especially when you're young, that's when your personality is created by your environment. Empathising with everyone can be really difficult, but think about how they were also shaped by their environment. Even if you don't like them, knowing this can already help a lot.

Our Environment Influences Our Personality

Everyone has flaws in their personality, whether you can see them or not. A lot of people hide their flaws because they think it may make them look better, but it's what makes us us. If you want to understand someone, you need to understand and accept their flaws. Everyone has them.

Nobody Is Perfect

If you ever have something to say about someone becauss you disagree, just keep it to yourself. Accept that there are people with different ideas from yours.A great way to understand someone with a different point of view or different way of thinking is just by striking up a conversation.

Acceptance

We are the main characters of our own stories. We think about ourselves most of the time and about what benefits us. Not everyone has capabilities of understanding others, which is okay. We should always try to better ourselves though.

Everyone Is A Main Character

I empathise a lot and love to understand other people and their ideas, although they may be different from mine.

The mystery of forgotten ideas

How Phones Impact Our Happiness

Dealing with Constant Change

Gaining self-confidence

Understanding people better

Gabriele S