Weallknowthatmoneycan’tbuyhappiness,butmanytimesweactasifwe’dbehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberich(whenweknowthericharen’thappyeither);wearetrainedtowantthelatestgadg
Weallknowthatmoneycan’tbuyhappiness,butmanytimesweactasifwe’dbehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberich(whenweknowthericharen’thappyeither);wearetrainedtowantthelatestgadget(小玩意儿)orstylethattelevisiontellsustowant;wewanttoearnmoremoneybecausethenwe’llhavethegoodlife.
Butnoneofthatwillbringushappiness.Nomatterhowmuchweearnhowmuchwehaveinthebankhowniceourclothingorcarsortoysnoneofitwillmakeushappier.
Sowhatwillbringushappiness?Luckilyit’sthreethingsthatdon’tcostathing.Thesethreethingshavebeenprovenbysurveysofthousandsofpeopleaboutwhattheyhavewhattheirlivesarelikeandhowhappytheyare.
HeretheyaretheThreeSecretstoHappiness:
1.Goodrelationships.Wehaveahumanneedtobeclosetobeintimatewithotherhumanbeings.Havinggoodsupportivefriendshipsastrongmarriageorcloseandlovingrelationshipswithourfamilymemberswillmakeusmuchmorelikelytobehappy.
Actionsteps:Taketimetodaytospendtimewithyourlovedones.
2.Positivethinking.I’mobviouslyabigproponentofpositivethinkingasthebestwaytoachieveyourgoalsbutitturnsoutthatitcanleadtohappinesstoo.Optimismandself-esteemaresomeofthebestindicatorsofpeoplewholeadhappylives.
Actionsteps:Makepositivethinkingahabit.Getintothehabitofsquashingallnegativethoughtsandreplacingthemwithpositiveones.Insteadof“Ican’t”think“Ican”.
3.Flow.ThisisapopularconceptontheInternetthesedays—thestateweenterwhenwearecompletelyfocusedontheworkortaskbeforeus.Wearesoburiedinourtaskthatwelosetrackoftime.Havingworkandleisurethatgetyouinthisstateofflowwillalmostundoubtedlyleadtohappiness.
Peoplefindgreatestenjoymentnotwhenthey’repassivelymindlessbutwhenthey’reabsorbedinamindfulchallenge.
Actionsteps:Findworkthatyouhaveapassionfor.Seriously—thisisanextremelyimportantstep.Findhobbiesthatyouhaveapassionfor.TurnofftheTV—thisistheoppositeofflow—andgetoutsideanddosomethingthattrulyengagesyou.
You’vebeengiventheThreeSecretstoHappiness.Don’twastethem!
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