Getting Grit by Caroline Adams Miller

Author:Caroline Adams Miller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sounds True

EXERCISEMore ways to boost happiness

In addition to the wise interventions I described in this chapter, here are a few more suggestions to explore, to help you find what else helps boost your happiness.

•Check out web-based platforms such as those from Happify and the Greater Good Science Center. They provide and update numerous articles, online courses, and audio tracks on improving well-being. They also cover a range of topics—altruism, goal-setting, grit cultivation, stress reduction, combatting negative thinking, positive parenting, and much more—and it’s all from an evidence-based perspective. Take a look! Happify.com and Greatergood.berkeley.edu.

•Eat more fruits and vegetables, because doing so has been found to correlate with not just better health but also greater happiness. Researchers have found that eating more fruits and vegetables is predictive of experiencing higher life satisfaction and well-being—in fact, doing so has been found to produce as positive an impact as moving from unemployment to employment.5 How about that?

•Spend time around people who do good work—for example, by volunteering. Professor and psychologist Jonathan Haidt says that we become “elevated” when we are in the presence of awe-inspiring behavior. It causes us to experience “tingly” and “warm” feelings within and also makes us more likely to engage in prosocial behavior ourselves.6 A win-win dynamic!

•Write a thank-you note to someone every week—maybe make Thursdays “thank you Thursdays.” Expressing gratitude has a huge impact on well-being, and when it becomes a habit, it will naturally lift your spirits on a regular basis.

•Fill your calendar with planned activities to enjoy with people who uplift, energize, and fill you with positive emotions. Happy people are often anticipating events that they know will allow them to relax, laugh, reminisce, and enjoy themselves. So plan ahead for this proven mood-booster.

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