vineri, 10 mai 2013

The secret to happiness. 21 days. Scientifically proven


Shawn Achor gave a great speech for TedxTalks, here you can find the link

In short  the main ideas to become happier in 21 days are: 


3 Gratitudes (Emmons & McCulough 2003)
  • Write down 3 new things each day that you are grateful for. After 21 days the brain will start to retain a pattern of scanning the world for not the negative, but the positive first.  
Journaling (Slatcher & Pennebaker 2006)
  • Writing down one positive experience that you had in the last 24-hours allows your brain to relive that experience.
Exercise (Babyak 2006)
  • Exercise teaches your brain that your behavior matters. 
Meditation (Dwek 2007)
  • This teaches us focus and getting over the nuisance of trying to do multiple tasks at once. It allows our brains to focus on the task at hand. Download one of the many meditation tracks and listen to for 20-30 minutes each day.
Random Acts of Kindness (Lyubomirsky 2005)
  • Write one positive email every morning when opening your inbox to someone in your social support network thanking them or praising them.
I found the shortcut version on Alex Hetland's blog. His post was inspiring and insightful!  

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