#48: The Happiness edition

Contrary to what we’ve been told, research is learning that positive thinking and visualising success can be counterproductive. 

Happily, other strategies for fulfilment are available, as this piece from the Guardian explores.

MIND

Curiosity is one secret to a Happy life
 

There may be safety and security in the familiar, but there’s growing evidence that curiosity and the novel experiences that nourish it may pave the way toward a more meaningful and fulfilling life. 

But how can we pump up and maintain our curiosity?
 

BODY
 

Eat yourself happy: A nutritionist explains how eating right can reduce stress, improve mood and more

Increasing evidence suggests that good nutrition can significantly support mental health – and therefore, our happiness too.
 

SPIRIT
 

11 habits of the happiest people
 

The mistaken notion that major life events dictate our happiness is so prevalent that psychologists have a name for it: impact bias. 

Happiness that lasts is actually earned through our habits. Read on to learn what those tried and tested habits are. 
 

CONSCIOUS LIVING
 

Avoiding the trap of more, more, more

By nearly every measure, we have more than even just a generation ago. Yet even before the pandemic, happiness levels in much of the Western world were lower than our recent ancestors.

This article explores the phenomenon of Hedonic adaptation and explains why having bigger, better, faster, more rarely equals happier.
 

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