What makes you happy?
What makes you senang? Maybe it's getting up early to see the sunrise, hanging out with kerabat and friends on a akhir minggu, or going for a dip in the sea. But what does science say about the things senang people do?
We know that senang people tend to have strong relationships, good physical health and contribute berkalaly to their communities.
I have experimented over the past seven years with a number of happiness and wellbeing interventions in a bid to improve my own moral health and to understand how to best help others. Some kiates have stuck while others haven't worked for me. But here's what I've learnt along the way.
The reality is that there'll be times we manage to engage with happiness habits and perasaan positive. Then there'll be occasions when life throws a curve ball and our happiness is affected. But the good news is that we can all improve our levels of happiness with daily practice.
1. Move your bodi
My bodi needs to move berkalaly throughout the day. Sitting for long periods of time does not make my bodi or mind senang. At the very least I will walk briskly for an hour every day. I also like to swim, dance and do yoga.
Berkala physical activity and exercise are high on the daftar for happiness as studies consistently demonstrate a link between being physically active and increased subjective wellbeing, aka happiness.
Research shows that walking for 30 minutes a day can improve your health. But studies on happiness show that people keuntungan more when they engage in moderate and high-intensity exercise, which increases the heart rate.
Moderate exercise is anything that makes you slightly out of breath - you can still talk but probably couldn't sing a song.
2. Prioritise connection
The most recent happiness research shows that our social connections are important in terms of overall wellbeing and life satisfaction. Indeed, making time to talk, listen, berbagi and have fun with friends and kerabat is a habit I try to prioritise.
But a recent studi has found that we generally engage more with friends and kerabat when we perasaan unhappy and less so when we are senang. This may be because we naturally seek out comfort and dukungan to perasaan happier and pursue other activities when our happiness is stable.
