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10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy by Jen Angel
Scientists can tell us how to be happy. Really.
Here are 10 ways, with the research to prove it.
1.Savor Everyday Moments
Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play. Study participants who took time to “savor” ordinary events that they normally hurried through, or to think back on pleasant moments from their day, “showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression,” says psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky.
2. Avoid Comparisons
While keeping up with the Joneses is part of American culture, comparing ourselves with others can be damaging to happiness and self-esteem. Instead of comparing ourselves to others, focusing on our own personal achievement leads to greater satisfaction, according to Lyubomirsky.
3. Put Money Low on the List
People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, according to researchers Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan. Their findings hold true across nations and cultures. “The more we seek satisfactions in material goods, the less we find them there,” Ryan says. “The satisfaction has a short half-life—it’s very fleeting.” Money-seekers also score lower on tests of vitality and self-actualization.
4. Have Meaningful Goals
“People who strive for something significant, whether it’s learning a new craft or raising moral children, are far happier than those who don’t have strong dreams or aspirations,” say Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener. “As humans, we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.” Harvard’s resident happiness professor, Tal Ben-Shahar, agrees, “Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning. Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.”
5. Take Initiative at Work
How happy you are at work depends in part on how much initiative you take. Researcher Amy Wrzesniewski says that when we express creativity, help others, suggest improvements, or do additional tasks on the job, we make our work more rewarding and feel more in control.
6. Make Friends, Treasure Family
Happier people tend to have good families, friends, and supportive relationships, say Diener and Biswas-Diener. But it’s not enough to be the life of the party if you’re surrounded by shallow acquaintances. “We don’t just need relationships, we need close ones” that involve understanding and caring.
7. Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
It sounds simple, but it works. “Happy people…see possibilities, opportunities, and success. When they think of the future, they are optimistic, and when they review the past, they tend to savor the high points,” say Diener and Biswas-Diener. Even if you weren’t born looking at the glass as half-full, with practice, a positive outlook can become a habit.
8. Say Thank You Like You Mean It
People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier, more optimistic, and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals, according to author Robert Emmons. Research by Martin Seligman, founder of positive psychology, revealed that people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness, and lower on depression—and the effect lasts for weeks.
9. Get Out and Exercise
A Duke University study shows that exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression, without all the side effects and expense. Other research shows that in addition to health benefits, regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction, releases feel-good endorphins, and boosts self-esteem.
10. Give It Away, Give It Away Now!
Make altruism and giving part of your life, and be purposeful about it. Researcher Stephen Post says helping a neighbor, volunteering, or donating goods and services results in a “helper’s high,” and you get more health benefits than you would from exercise or quitting smoking. Listening to a friend, passing on your skills, celebrating others’ successes, and forgiveness also contribute to happiness, he says. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn found that those who spend money on others reported much greater happiness than those who spend it on themselves.
Slow
It's been a while since I've been here, Multiplying. Logging in, kinabahan nga ako sa tagal mag load ng site ko akala ko in-active na ang account ko. for whatever reason, ramdam na ramdam ko ang bagal ng Multiply.
Normally, I can accomplish composing my post in my peak speed of 30wpm before another topic to post enter my head. Today, the thoughts that I hope to post is beating the speed of page loading plus that handicapped of 30wpm.
Anyways, Multiply on.
Some Advise
An advise was thrown my way by a buddy just recently.
As if in random, he keeps repeating them.
One time he says, " Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind, the stronger the trees."
At another instance, he will snap, " Honest criticism is hard to take. Particularly from a relative, a friend and acquaintance or a stranger."
But this one, I can't understand, " The fact that nobody understood you does not make you an artist."
Kindly, please enlighten me.
Miyerkules, Nobyembre 19, 2008
Top 10 collections
Top 10 Things You Don't Want to Hear From a Surgeon…
1. "Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy."
2. "Someone call the janitor -- we're going to need a mop."
3. "Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what's that?"
4. "Hand me that ... uh ... that uh ... thingie."
5. "Oops! Hey, has anyone ever survived 500ml of this stuff before?"
6. "Ya know, there's big money in kidneys. Heck, the guy's got two of 'em."
7. "What's this doing here?"
8. "I hate it when they're missing stuff in here."
9. "Well folks, this will be an experiment for us all."
10. "Anyone see where I left that scalpel? Never mind. I think this is sharp enough."
Top 10 Actual Newspaper Headlines…
1. March Planned For Next August
2. Patient At Death's Door--Doctors Pull Him Through
3. Diaper Market Bottoms Out
4. Nicaragua Sets Goal to Wipe Out Literacy
5. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
6. Half of U.S. High Schools Require Some Study for Graduation
7. Defendants Speech Ends in Long Sentence
8. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
9. Collegians are Turning to Vegetables
10. Hershey Bars Protest
Top 10 Lessons I Learned From Noah's Ark…
1. Don't miss the boat.
2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.
3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
4. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old someone may ask you to do something really big.
5. Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
6. Build your future on high ground.
7. For safety's sake travel in pairs.
8. Speed isn't everything. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
9. When you're stressed, float awhile.
10. Remember the Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals.
Top 10 Actual Label Instructions on Consumer Goods…
1. On Sears hairdryer: "Do not use while sleeping."
2. On a bag of Fritos: "You could be winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside."
3. On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap."
4. On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom of box): "Do not turn upside down."
5. On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body."
6. On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only."
7. On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use."
8. On Sainsbury's peanuts: "Warning: Contains nuts."
9. On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: open packet, eat nuts."
10. On a child's Superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
Top 10 Things a Mom Doesn't Want to Hear...
1. "I swallowed a goldfish."
2. "Your lipstick works better than crayons."
3. "Does grape juice leave a stain?"
4. "The principal called..."
5. "But DAD says that word all the time."
6. "What's it cost to fix a window?"
7. "Has anyone seen my earthworms?"
8. "I painted your shoes pretty, huh Mommy?"
9. "The dog doesn't like dressing up in your clothes."
10. "I need some space."
Top 10 Rules of Procrastination...
1. I believe that if anything were worth doing, it would have been done already.
2. I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses.
3. I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.
4. I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the bodily injury I expect to receive from missing them.
5. I firmly believe that tomorrow holds the possibility for a reprieve from my obligations.
6. I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.
7. If at first I don't succeed, there is always next year.
8. I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course I decide to change my mind.
9. I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the first step, and/or write the first word, when I get around to it.
10. I will never put off tomorrow, what I can forget about forever.
Top 10 Murphy's Laws...
1. The authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying.
2. It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you're going to do.
3. Everything can be filed under "miscellaneous."
4. If you are good, you will be assigned all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.
5. The more garbage you put up with, the more garbage you are going to get.
6. When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.
7. Following the rules will not get the job done.
8. Getting the job done is no excuse for not following the rules.
9. When confronted by a difficult problem you can solve it by saying, "How would Batman handle this?"
10. The last person that quit or was fired will be blamed for everything that goes wrong for at least a year.
Top 10 Ways You Know You've Had Too Much Coffee...
1. You can type sixty words a minute...with your feet.
2. Instant coffee takes too long.
3. You chew on other people's fingernails.
4. You answer the door...before people knock.
5. You sleep with your eyes open.
6. You go to sleep, just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.
7. You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.
8. You're the employee of the month at Starbucks and you don't even work there.
9. You lick your coffeepot clean.
10. You have a picture of your coffee mug, on your coffee mug!
Top 10 Signs That You're Getting Older...
1. Everything hurts and what doesn't hurt doesn't work.
2. People call at 9 pm and ask, "Did I wake you?"
3. Your children begin to look middle aged.
4. You look forward to a dull evening.
5. Your favorite part of the newspaper is "20 Years Ago Today."
6. You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.
7. Your knees buckle, and your belt won't.
8. You sink your teeth into a steak, and they stay there.
9. You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.
10. You would rather go to work than stay home sick.
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