The Daily Habits of Happiness Experts

The Daily Habits of Happiness Experts - The Time - Jan 16-Jan 23, 2023

"Stop trying to force that frown upside down. Instead, try the joy-building tips experts really use"

If anyone knows the secret to happiness, it’s surely the people who have dedicated their careers to studying it. The first thing they’ll tell you? Being happy all the time isn’t a feasible—or even desirable—goal.

"Meaning of happiness is, to an extent, subjective. But nearly every expert we surveyed emphasized the same cocktail of ingredients:

"a sense of control and autonomy over one’s life, being guided by meaning and purpose, and connecting with others."

"And they largely agreed that happiness can be measured, strengthened, and taught."

“The more you notice how happy or how grateful you are, the more it grows,” Stella Grizont, founder and CEO of Woopaah, which focuses on workplace says"

"One of the most striking lessons centered on the importance of acknowledging negative emotions, rather than suppressing them."

"The idea that dodging resentment, fear, or anger is healthy is one of the major misconceptions about happiness, they agreed."

"We err when we assume that focusing on happiness means acting like a “Pollyanna,” ignoring the very real difficulties of life,” says Judith T. Moskowitz, a professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

"Instead, the experts say, we should aim to accept and appropriately deal with difficult feelings."

Me saying: Buy this Time edition dedicated to happiness and read the 9-pages article. It is one of the best investment of time and money.