Positive Psychology taught by Tal Ben-Shahar is the most popular class at Havard. It teaches students how to become happier! yup, can you imagine…that’s havard.
Six Happiness Tips
Advice from Tal Ben-Shahar 
- 1.Give yourself permission to be human. When we accept emotions — such asfear, sadness, or anxiety — as natural, we are more likely to overcomethem. Rejecting our emotions, positive or negative, leads tofrustration and unhappiness.
- 2.Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning.Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities thatare both personally significant and enjoyable. When this is notfeasible, make sure you have happiness boosters, moments throughout theweek that provide you with both pleasure and meaning.
- 3.Keep in mind that happiness is mostly dependent on our state of mind,not on our status or the state of our bank account. Barring extremecircumstances, our level of well being is determined by what we chooseto focus on (the full or the empty part of the glass) and by ourinterpretation of external events. For example, do we view failure ascatastrophic, or do we see it as a learning opportunity?
- 4.Simplify! We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze in more andmore activities into less and less time. Quantity influences quality,and we compromise on our happiness by trying to do too much.
- 5.Remember the mind-body connection. What we do — or don’t do — with ourbodies influences our mind. Regular exercise, adequate sleep, andhealthy eating habits lead to both physical and mental health.
- 6.Express gratitude, whenever possible. We too often take our lives forgranted. Learn to appreciate and savor the wonderful things in life,from people to food, from nature to a smile.
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Among the six tips, no.1 is what I always have. For the rest of them, i totally understand but just hard to achieve.
