Happiness is not directly related to material well-being and other factors. To be successful at work and in your personal life, follow these simple guidelines.
10. Express gratitude
This simple way makes you feel happier. In 2002, Professor Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania conducted a study. He selected a group of people suffering from severe depression. He gave the task to all participants in the experiment: at the same time, remember and record any 3 good things that happened to them during the day. After 2 weeks, their depression did not become so pronounced, and 94% of patients admitted that their health improved. Daily express gratitude to fate, the world, and also to the individual people who face.
9. Develop optimism
Optimism gives us energy, encourages us to communicate with other people, engage in creativity, and take action. It helps not to be afraid of difficulties, to turn problems into tasks that need to be solved. To develop optimism, you need to stop blaming yourself, be able to see the positive aspects in any situation, live surrounded by positive people and do what you love.
8. Avoid endless thought and social comparisons.
Often we compare ourselves with other people who seem to us more successful, beautiful, wealthy. Constant thinking about it poisons life. Each person is unique and not like the rest. Each has its own abilities and capabilities. Someone is able to quickly find friends, someone can make good money, someone perfectly brings up children, etc. The constant comparison of ourselves with others causes a feeling of envy and jealousy, we become dependent on the opinions of others and begin to think in stereotypes.
7. Do good
If a person regularly does good, then the likelihood of depression in him decreases. It was able to prove scientists from the University of Oxford. They selected one hundred people, divided them into 2 groups. 1 group enrolled in volunteers, and 2 continued to live a normal life. Scientists were able to establish that volunteers from group 1 experienced joy and peace, suffered less from stress. At the moment when they helped others, endorphins began to stand out, improving mood. Participants from group 2 were more susceptible to stress, more aggressive, they had a high probability of developing depression.
6. Foster social relationships
Psychoanalyst Robert Waldinger argues that social relationships with other people are necessary. Those who have many friends, relatives, who maintain relations with their neighbors feel happier. They have better physical health and live longer. If a person spends a lot of time alone in spite of his will, he begins to have health problems, many brain functions begin to weaken, and they die much earlier. But what matters is not the relationship itself, but its quality. If you have to live in a state of constant conflict, this also badly affects your health.
5. Develop a stress management strategy
Every day we solve many problems, and sometimes we encounter problems. As a result, we experience stress, which can lead to stress. It can cause the development of a number of diseases. To deal with it, it is advisable to develop your own coping strategies. What can be done? Learn through training to replace the negative emotional state with a positive one. You can go for a walk, take a bath with foam and salt, listen to your favorite music. Respiratory exercises, as well as exercises that help to achieve relaxation, muscle relaxation, also help.
4. Learn to forgive
The doctor of medicine, Don Colbert, found that, reacting to stress, the brain does not distinguish, now it all happened, or many years ago. This means that remembering our next offense, we strike our body. If you constantly think about the negative, diseases associated with the cardiovascular system, asthma, hypertension, diabetes, etc. develop. Concentrating on the bad, we don’t notice a lot of good things that pass by, because constantly in the mind we have an unpleasant dialogue. Forgiveness is a guarantee of good health and the ability to enjoy life.
3. Increase the flow state
The state of flow can be achieved when a person is focused on achieving his goals, he does not need to defend himself against any threats, to fight his inner disorder. All his psychic energy is aimed at achieving a goal, he can concentrate on his activities. If you are constantly in a state of flow, then any work will bring joy. To increase the flow, determine what distracts you and try to organize your activities so that you are not interrupted. Choose a job that interests you. Think about what helps you concentrate, and use these techniques: listening to music, playing sports, etc.
2. Enjoy the taste of joy in life
Sometimes it's worth a stop. We are all forced to live in a constant rush, to plan thousands of things, to rush somewhere, etc. Surely, every person has a lot of good things happening in life. But do we notice these points? And so they rush past, as if they were not there. To become happier, pay attention to these details, for a while slow down your run, give yourself the opportunity to enjoy the good that you have.
1. Take care of your body
Taking care of your body is as important as taking care of your soul. How to do it? Do not forget about physical exertion, move more, exercise, walk. During exercise, the level of endorphins increases, i.e. there will be a feeling of happiness. Try to eat well, get enough sleep, rest from time to time, relax. You cannot be happy if you are hungry, tired and want to sleep. It is not for nothing that people say that a healthy mind is in a healthy body.