On 11 Feb 2012, thousands of people have joined together in communities all over the world to experience the film Happy as part of World Happy Day.
Happiness doesn't just feel good. A review of hundreds of studies has found compelling evidence that happier people have better overall health and live longer than their less happy peers.
Anxiety, depression, pessimism and a lack of enjoyment of daily activities have all been found to be associated with higher rates of disease and shorter lifespans
Our emotions affect our long term well-being. Research shows that experiencing positive emotions in a 3-to-1 ratio with negative ones leads to a tipping point beyond which we naturally become more resilient to adversity and better able to achieve things. Our happiness influences the people we know and the people they know.
Research shows that the happiness of a close contact increases the chance of being happy by 15%. The happiness of a 2nd-degree contact (e.g. friend's spouse) increases it by 10% and the happiness of a 3rd-degree contact (e.g. friend of a friend of a friend) by 6%.
Western neuroscience has now confirmed what Eastern wisdom has known for a long time: happiness is a skill we can learn.
Research shows that happiness, compassion and kindness are the products of skills that can be learned and enhanced through training, thanks to the neuroplasticity of our brains.
Most people think that if they become successful, then they'll be happy. But recent discoveries in psychology and neuroscience show that this formula is backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around.
When we're positive, our brains are more motivated, engaged, creative, energetic, resilient, and productive.
Although our genes influence about 50% of the variation in our personal happiness, our circumstances (like income and environment) affect only about 10%.
As much as 40% is accounted for by our daily activities and the conscious choices we make. So the good news is that our actions really can make a difference.
Research shows that people who are optimistic tend to be happier, healthier and cope better in tough times.
this is a very interesting article.
ОтветитьУдалитьI liked this text. He teaches us a lot.
ОтветитьУдалитьI knew this before, but it is very useful information for all.
ОтветитьУдалитьI think that the mood of a person depends on many things. If a man wants what he is to this endeavor, but if a person to anything he does not want does not see the meaning of life.
ОтветитьУдалитьIt is good that there are such interesting days. Interesting, who thinks out them, after all every year it is more and more =)
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