Control your happiness
You are more in control of your happiness than you think!
It's not all about winning the lottery or scoring your dream job. According to Real Simple magazine, true happiness comes from a number of things all you have to do is seize the opportunities as they come. For example:
Cut out the crazy-makers. It's a simple formula: Cut down on the activities than bring you down, and fill in the gaps with things you enjoy. That's the word from Princeton Psychologist Daniel Kahneman. He won the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics for his work on how people make decisions. And he says we'd all feel a lot better if we spent our time more wisely. And to do that, we have to reorganize our lives to be in situations we'd rather continue than stop.
. Happiness tip #2: Mingle and bond. In the U.S., people place WAY too much emphasis on being self sufficient. The happiest places are those where people are just as concerned with the welfare of others as they are with their own. For example, in Mexico, deemed one of the happiest places on earth, people are very involved with their communities and have a strong sense of family.
Rituals like Thursday nights out with the girls, reading to your kids before bedtime, and taking a Sunday morning hike with your sweetheart can do wonders for your happiness.
And finally: Get more sleep! We've often talked about the consequences of being sleep-deprived. Not only does it compromise your thinking, productivity and overall health - but it also impairs your ability to be HAPPY. From his research that earned him the Noble Prize, Kahneman learned that people who believe their sleep quality is "very good" enjoy their days nearly twice as much as those who describe their sleep as "bad." In fact, feeling tired had more of an impact on daily mood than anything else - including income and job satisfaction. So, get plenty of sleep. Even if you get to bed just half an hour earlier, Kahnman says you'll probably begin to feel MUCH better.
It's not all about winning the lottery or scoring your dream job. According to Real Simple magazine, true happiness comes from a number of things all you have to do is seize the opportunities as they come. For example:
Cut out the crazy-makers. It's a simple formula: Cut down on the activities than bring you down, and fill in the gaps with things you enjoy. That's the word from Princeton Psychologist Daniel Kahneman. He won the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics for his work on how people make decisions. And he says we'd all feel a lot better if we spent our time more wisely. And to do that, we have to reorganize our lives to be in situations we'd rather continue than stop.
. Happiness tip #2: Mingle and bond. In the U.S., people place WAY too much emphasis on being self sufficient. The happiest places are those where people are just as concerned with the welfare of others as they are with their own. For example, in Mexico, deemed one of the happiest places on earth, people are very involved with their communities and have a strong sense of family.
Rituals like Thursday nights out with the girls, reading to your kids before bedtime, and taking a Sunday morning hike with your sweetheart can do wonders for your happiness.
And finally: Get more sleep! We've often talked about the consequences of being sleep-deprived. Not only does it compromise your thinking, productivity and overall health - but it also impairs your ability to be HAPPY. From his research that earned him the Noble Prize, Kahneman learned that people who believe their sleep quality is "very good" enjoy their days nearly twice as much as those who describe their sleep as "bad." In fact, feeling tired had more of an impact on daily mood than anything else - including income and job satisfaction. So, get plenty of sleep. Even if you get to bed just half an hour earlier, Kahnman says you'll probably begin to feel MUCH better.
