Thursday, November 6, 2014

Happiness

This picture just makes me happy, world's cutest monkey, and monkeys are already really cute.  Here is an article I read by Kate Bratskeir on 10 things that are proven by science to make us happier:

1- Happy people surround themselves with other happy people.  People are 4 times more likely to be happy in the future with happy people around them.

2- Happy people try to be happy.  When happy people don't feel happy, they cultivate a happy thought and smile about it.

3- Happy people spend money more on others than on themselves.  Givers experience what scientists call the "helper's high."

4- Happy people have deep in-person conversations.

5- Happy people use laughter as a medicine.  A study showed that children laugh 300 times a day versus adults who laugh 15 times a day.

6- Happy people use the power of music.  Researchers found that music can match the anxiety-reducing effects of massage therapy.

7- Happy people exercise and eat a healthful diet.  Eating a poor diet can contribute to depression.

8- Happy people take the time to unplug and go outside.  Uninterrupted screen time brings on depression and anxiety.

9- Happy people get enough sleep.  When people run low on sleep, they are prone to feel a lack of clarity, bad moods, and poor judgement.

10- Happy people are spiritual.