How Happy Are You? | Can You Become Happier?
Admittedly, some researchers have taken a rather pessimistic stance, viewing happiness as an inherent trait that’s difficult if not impossible to truly alter.
Happiness Should Not Be Your Exclusive Goal
“Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
Activities and strategies to create real and sustainable happiness
Researches show that 50% of our happiness is genetically determined, and approximately 10% is due to circumstances. That leaves a whopping 40% essentially up to us
Why should you be happy?
When psychologists talk about happiness or subjective well-being, they mean the experience of frequent positive affect, infrequent negative affect, and a sense that life is good and worthwhile
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