How To Enhance Your Life - Dean Amory
Techniques for enhancing the quality of your life
Techniques for enhancing the quality of your life
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THE SECRETS OF HAPPINESS<br />
By Jordan -<br />
http://jordancheng.net/the-secrets-of-happiness/<br />
There are paradoxes surrounding wealth and happiness, which drive everyone to its pursuit. The<br />
reality is, there are sufficient evidences to show a significant disconnect between wealth and wellbeing.<br />
Based on the research findings, you will know that happiness can be elusive and yet<br />
attainable.<br />
The following are suggestions on how you can increase your happiness:<br />
Realize That Wealth Does Not Create Permanent Happiness.<br />
People adapt to changing circumstances—even to wealth or a disability. Thus wealth is like health:<br />
Its utter absence breeds misery, but having it (or any circumstance we long for) doesn’t guarantee<br />
happiness.<br />
“The mind of every man, in a longer or shorter time, returns to its natural and usual state of<br />
tranquillity. In prosperity, after a certain time, it falls back to that state; in adversity, after a<br />
certain time, it rises up to it.” (Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, 1759)<br />
Be <strong>Your</strong> Own Time Master.<br />
Happy people are master of time management, and hence often feel in control of their lives. It<br />
helps to set goals and break them into daily aims. Although we often overestimate how much we<br />
will accomplish in any given day (leaving us frustrated), we generally underestimate how much we<br />
can accomplish in a year, given just a little progress every day.<br />
Be Happy, Even Deliberately.<br />
We can deliberately put ourselves into a frame of mind by starting it with physical action. When<br />
you feel moody, look at the mirror and put on a bright smile to yourself. It ignites the energy of<br />
joyful emotion, which makes you feel better and trigger subsequent positive moods. When you<br />
meet people outside, your energy can be felt by people and brings forth mutually contagious effect.<br />
So put on a happy face. Talk like someone with high self-esteem, optimistic, and outgoing. Once<br />
you go through the motions, it can trigger the emotions. As Mary Kay said: “Fake it until you<br />
make it”<br />
Align Work with Passion.<br />
As mentioned in my previous post Experiencing Flow State, happy people often are in a<br />
psychological state called “in the zone” or “in the flow” – when one is completely absorbed in a<br />
task that challenges them yet without overwhelming them. Most of the expensive forms of leisure<br />
(such as sitting on a yacht) provide less flow experience than gardening, playing musical<br />
instruments, painting, keeping fish, socializing, or craft work.<br />
Be Physically Active.<br />
It has become a known fact the exercise not only promotes health and energy, it is also an antidote<br />
for mild depression and anxiety. Go for gym, jogging, swimming, yoga, aerobics, Pilates, and<br />
anything that works your body and gets you perspiring. Sound minds reside in sound bodies. Read<br />
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