How do you feel right now? Stop reading, close your eyes, and rank your mood. If you’re an average person experiencing a typical moment you answered with, “I feel okay – about a 5 on a scale of 1-10.”
Professor of Psychology Sonja Lyubomirsky (University of California) reports that only 54% of American adults are “moderately mentally healthy”, which means that we may be able to function all right, but we don’t feel we are vibrant or living life to the full.
This is why even emotionally healthy Americans are on the hunt for the secret of happiness, as is evidenced by the sales of self help books and registration numbers for self help conferences.
But what makes us happy? Is it buying a new car? Getting a raise? Losing twenty pounds? Is happiness attainable? And if it is, what can we do to experience happiness on a daily basis? How can we live fun and outrageously rewarding lives?
Interestingly enough, buying new things, making more money, and improving your appearance will only boost your happiness level to a certain degree, and even then, those happiness boosts are usually only temporary.
Don’t believe it? We’ll explain why these factors only work for a short time and how to increase your happiness level with or without these changes. We’ll also help you understand how to achieve the level of happiness you desire, using only the factors under your control. No gimmicks, no extra charge. Just using pure, scientifically-backed psychology and the tools every person has at his or her disposal.
To truly live a happier, more fulfilling life, you need to learn the happiness practices described here. Once you’ve mastered these habits you’ll experience significant boosts in your happiness level, regardless of your circumstances.
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