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How to be happy? Science gives us the 9 ideal formulas

2022-12-04 19:02:05Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
How to be happy? Science gives us the 9 ideal formulas
How to be happy? Science gives us the 9 ideal tips

The most famous psychologists in the field of psychology suggest 9 formulas to improve your mood and feel happier.

According to some studies, if you have a few close friends, a large and loving family, or strong community ties, you are happier. The father of positive psychology, Martin Selingman, has theorized that while 60 percent of happiness is determined by our genes and environment, the remaining 40 percent is up to us.

This formula has attracted another well-known psychologist, Filip Zimbardo, who has included this formula in his book "The time paradox". Both psychologists agree that if being born again and receiving new genes is impossible, you can instead work on the 40 percent that is in your hand to be happy. Science suggests at least 5 pathways.

Spend (at least) 20 minutes a day outside – According to a series of studies published in 2010 by the Journal of Environmental Psychology, going outside not only helps us to have a good mood, but also improves our memory. During these outings, the sun's rays are particularly good for us, even on a cloudy day with fresh air.

Try to be happy - Two studies published in the Journal of Positive Psychology have confirmed that when people actively seek to be happy and try to improve their mood, they feel happier than people who don't. . In one study, participants listened to a range of happy songs over two weeks. Those who were asked to focus on their happiness reported an improvement in mood compared to those who were only asked to focus on music. 3.

Discover your strengths and try to use them - The book The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Akor, a psychologist at Harvard, reports an experiment with over 577 volunteers, who were invited to choose one of their strengths and use them in a new way every day for a week. The result was expected. In the end, the participants in the experiment felt much happier and less stressed than the control group. That's not all: the advantages of this way of life lasted even after the end of the experiment: their level of happiness remained so for a whole month.

Exercise regularly – Exercise causes the brain to release endorphins, which improve mood. If the workout is smooth, the positive mood extends into the following days. This has been confirmed by research at the University of Bristol.

Give meaning to your life - Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan conducted a seven-year study in which over 43,000 adults aged between 40 and 79 were asked if they had ikigai (a Japanese word meaning "way of life"). After this question, the researchers monitored the state of health of the participants in the experiment. 95 percent of respondents who reported that they had given meaning to their lives were alive seven years after the preliminary investigation, while about 83 percent of those who reported no good reason to live were no longer alive. The lack of the "way of life", according to the researchers, is especially related to death due to cardiovascular diseases.

Stay in happy company as happiness is contagious – Whoever thinks that friends only help us to have a pleasant afternoon is wrong. Researchers in the field of psychology have stated that friends are a very important factor in our happiness. According to these studies, happiness is contagious, so we do well to choose happy company. Yes, according to these studies, voluntary work also affects our state of mind by reducing the chances of depression. Researchers give three tips to increase happiness:

Spend time with happy people…or their friends– According to a study published in Medical Statistics by Harvard University and the University of California, happiness is contagious. Researchers found that when a person becomes happy, a friend who lives nearby has a 25 percent probability of becoming happy as well. The happy person's spouse has an 8 percent increase in being happy, and neighbors have a 34 percent probability. But it doesn't end there: researchers have conducted a review of previous studies, and found that certain relationships are more affected by happiness, in honor of a theory called "the theory of social contagion" or "the three degrees of influence" . According to this theory, when a person is happy, the effect can spread three degrees, up to friends and colleagues.

Build strong social relationships – If you have a few close friends, a large and loving family, or strong community ties, you are happier. Psychologist Shawn Akorit is among the many researchers who confirm this. In the study he conducted among 1,600 Harvard students, he showed that social support is a source of happiness and that such factors influence more than family income, college results, age, gender or ethnicity.

Care for others – People who spend time each month helping others (this care can be for an animal, for other people or for the environment) are happier. Research by Dr Suzanne Richards at the University of Exeter Medical School, UK, looked at 40 studies over the past 20 years to find a link between volunteering and health, noting that people who volunteer are less connected with cases of depression. Not being depressed, their spiritual, mental and physical health is better, thus reducing the number of deaths.


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