hey guys its practical psychology here and i've teamed up with kind knowledge
for this video being happy it's probably the most important thing in life but
still not everyone knows how to become happy
luckily for us positive psychology scientists have discovered a few things
about being happy in this video I'm going to show you seven habits of happy
people if you really want to experience a happy life you can't wait for
happiness to magically appear in your life you have to get up and take action
to make it happen
being happy and staying happy is a proactive decision all you were going to
need is a journal a positive growth mindset and a happy face habit numeral
uno happy people practice acts of kindness and your everyday life look for
small ways where you can show kindness to people you meet
it's easy to do this to people you know and that are in your social circle but
try to reach out and extend your kindness the people you don't know so
well
the mailman the store clerk or just a random bypasser i recommend paying for
someone's food in the drive-thru window behind you
all you have to do is ask the cashier to pay for the person's food behind you
these acts can be really simple like a friendly smile or you can leave someone
a letter on a train or a bus and you can be as creative with this as you want the
more that you do it the more fulfilling it will become so think about the ways
you can be kind to others in your day-to-day life
write it down in your journal and start acting on these ideas every day I charge
you to leave a comment below of something that you've done in the past
week like this or someone who has done it for you
number two happy people nurture their relationships there's a study done where
researchers asked people on their death bed with their regrets were the biggest
regret for people with that they wish they had spent more time with the people
that they love relationships are so important in our lives and are the
foundation of how we think and act relationships do require time and care
they also require communicating and resolving conflict and showing
vulnerability to the people that we love if you spend a lot of time with your
loved ones you won't regret it and I suggest reading Daniel Goldman's book
emotional intelligence or watching my video summary of it so make it a habit
to contact your loved ones more frequently if you would like to see
someone more in your life make it a priority to contact this person to talk
to them and to visit them
snapchat that old friend facebook that lost uncle or Twitter your new nephew
had three they are grateful there's so much to be grateful for it
still really easy to forget these things when we're rushing through our daily
lives
if you make happiness a priority then gratefulness will also become a priority
luckily it is really easy to practice thankfulness look at the circumstances
that you enjoy in life keep a gratitude journal where you can write down the
things that you're thankful for every day try to come up with new stuff each
day having a warm bed someone telling you an awesome story
the sun is shining and your ability to see check out my video why i never get
angry for a pretty cool list and read the comments for even more things to be
grateful for number four they are optimistic you see the glass half empty
or half full or even better do you notice that there's a glass at all
some people don't even notice this class it's a tough life when you're always
negative and it's tough to be friends with someone who is always negative
if you want to cultivate optimism begin by becoming aware of how many negative
thoughts and words you have and share every day start replacing these thoughts
and words by positive and uplifting words might feel a bit for step first
but the more you do it the easier it will become affirmations are immensely
helpful in developing a happy mindset remember that there's a silver lining in
every situation have a5 they practice forgiveness happy people know how to
forgive others and themselves be the bigger person
make up your mind to forgive the other person realize that what they did was
right in their mind otherwise they would have done it differently forgiving
others will give you much more ease and pleasure in life and you don't even have
to forgive them for their own sake do it for your own so that your heart and mind
won't be filled with bitterness and content you cannot grow if you're
holding onto a grudge forgiving yourself is probably even more critical than for
giving other people acknowledge that the things you did with the things that you
thought at the time were best for you and understand that when you make a
mistake it's not something that you did on purpose something that becomes who
you are it's something that you can grow and learn from you can even write a
letter of forgiveness to yourself it helps another good way to practice
forgiveness is a close your eyes and wish the best for the person that you
want to forgive and of course wish the best for yourself
this will put your mind in the face of goodwill for the other person and
yourself now personally I struggled with not forgiving a high school friend until
a couple months ago I forgave him and the next time I saw him he was a
completely different person but the thing was he didn't change at all it was
my perspective that changed have a number six
happy people take care of their body and your health has a great impact on your
happiness
when you were out of shape it's harder to live life to the fullest
there are many studies that show us that people who exercise feel better mentally
and physically and if you're not already exercising you can start small make a
morning walk for 10 minutes to the part or around the block 31 more vegetable in
your daily dish when you start to do this you will eventually feel what this
does for you and you will probably want to do it even more exercising will help
you sleep better which can also lead to happiness
tip number 7 avoid comparisons and overthinking you sometimes look at
someone and feel jealous i've done this before that person is something that you
would like to have well comparing yourself to something is a really toxic
thing to do and it's not going to help you on your way to happiness when you
are comparing yourself with others were measuring yourself worth to the
standards of someone else instead of measuring them by your own personal
standards
remind yourself of these habits and start practicing them you won't find
much happiness comparing yourself to other people
remind yourself of these habits and start practicing them your happiness has
nothing to do with how good-looking your neighbor is or how much money your
friends are making when you feel yourself having thoughts like this go do
something uplifting like exercise or working on your dreams distract yourself
i hope these seven habits and methods will help you achieve a happy state of
mind much faster
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