Ten Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

June 18, 2009 at 11:11 PM 1 comment

One of the advantages of the current downturn in the economy is that it gives people a chance to get in touch with what kind of career would really make them happy.  If you can’t earn a high salary, then it makes sense to consider instead what would bring a sense of greatest life satisfaction (assuming you’re otherwise able to get your basic survival/basic comfort needs met).  Our friends at Yes! magazine are very much in touch with this shift in the national mood.  They just issued a poster which lists “10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy.”  They include the following suggestions:  Savor everyday moments; Avoid comparisons; Put money low on the list; Have meaningful goals; Take initiative at work; Make friends/treasure family; Smile even when you don’t feel like it; Say thank you like you mean it; Get out and exercise; and Give it away, give it away now!  For a full description of these recommended ways to achieve greater happiness, visit www.yesmagazine.org/happyscience.  To download the suggestions in poster form, visit www.yesmagazine.org/posters.

Advertisement

Entry filed under: Uncategorized. Tags: .

Step 1 Revisited How Much is Enough: The Importance of Eliminating Food Waste

1 Comment Add your own

  • 1. Dekoracje Okien  |  June 19, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    Goal in life. This unfortunately is true – unless you’re trying to achieve something you’ll be miserable. That’s why you can’t just get rich and sit on your butt all day.

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

Please log in to WordPress.com to post a comment to your blog.

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out / Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out / Change )

Connecting to %s

Subscribe to the comments via RSS Feed


Join 419 other followers

Introduction by Vicki Robin

Buy Your Money or Your Life

Recent Posts

enough4life

Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

New stories, stats and examples. Updated advice on saving and investing. New coauthor: Monique Tilford, 20-year leader in sustainable consumption field. In this global economic crunch, the perennial and practical wisdom in Your Money or Your Life is even more relevant.

Website Credits

  • Website:
  • Graphic design assistance:
    • Jennifer Errick

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 419 other followers