It took me a long time to learn that happiness is something you can train yourself to become better at it. It just takes some dedication, practice and persistence.
These habits have helped me become a much happier person:
These habits have helped me become a much happier person:
1. Gratitude Journaling:
Find three things that you are grateful for in your life, and write them down every single morning. It could be anything as simple as your morning coffee to being healthy.
Find three things that you are grateful for in your life, and write them down every single morning. It could be anything as simple as your morning coffee to being healthy.
2. Negative Visualization:
Close your eyes and visualize a really bad hypothetical situation. What if you suddenly went blind, or suffered from a serious injury?
Close your eyes and visualize a really bad hypothetical situation. What if you suddenly went blind, or suffered from a serious injury?
You will realize two things:
1. In this hypothetical situation, you would find a way to adjust. Life would be difficult, but you'd find a way.
2. As you return to the present, you realize your life is not like that.
1. In this hypothetical situation, you would find a way to adjust. Life would be difficult, but you'd find a way.
2. As you return to the present, you realize your life is not like that.
You become much more grateful of the present, in knowing that there are many things much better now than they could be.
3. Meditation:
Our increasingly hectic lives mean that our minds are adaptively hardwired for constant stimulation. We become detached from our mental and emotional clarity. Find a practice that suits your style and schedule, and keep consistent!
Our increasingly hectic lives mean that our minds are adaptively hardwired for constant stimulation. We become detached from our mental and emotional clarity. Find a practice that suits your style and schedule, and keep consistent!
4. Reducing phone/social media usage:
Constantly comparing ourselves to the illusion of social media often leaves us feeling inadequate and bitter. Taking a break from time to time can do wonders for your mental state and being present.
Constantly comparing ourselves to the illusion of social media often leaves us feeling inadequate and bitter. Taking a break from time to time can do wonders for your mental state and being present.
5. Exercise:
Every form of cardio is acceptable, unless you are running on the Hedonic Treadmill.
It doesn’t have to be grueling - find an activity that you enjoy that gets you moving and active. This includes cleaning up your diet too.
I enjoy kettlebell swings!
Every form of cardio is acceptable, unless you are running on the Hedonic Treadmill.
It doesn’t have to be grueling - find an activity that you enjoy that gets you moving and active. This includes cleaning up your diet too.
I enjoy kettlebell swings!
6. Therapy:
It can be cathartic to have someone to talk to about your problems and concerns. sometimes it helps to have a professional set of ears to help guide you through your experiences.
It can be cathartic to have someone to talk to about your problems and concerns. sometimes it helps to have a professional set of ears to help guide you through your experiences.
This is something you should do as early as you can if you are able to.
Do not avoid pain.
Do not avoid pain.
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