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5 Ideas For Ways To Find Happiness In Your Daily Life, According to Psychology
This article covers the science behind happiness. We’ll walk you through what psychology has found to be key components in happiness and why they make us happy. We’ll also discuss how to get back on track when you’re feeling down and out.
We’ll give you 9 ideas for ways to find happiness in your daily life — we hope we can lift your spirits! What’s more, we’ll show you how to cultivate these habits if they’re new ones for you, and get over the bumps along the way. Science can’t force happiness upon us — it’s too complicated for that — but it can show us what will make it possible for us to be happy.
The science of happiness is not quite as developed as the science that says, “if you do X, you will be happy.” But it’s pretty close. We have a lot of social science research on what makes people happy, and we can synthesize what we’ve learned into practical tips for how to be happy.
1. Strive for meaning in your life
One component of happiness is how much meaning you derive from your life. Meaning is the deeper sense that our lives matter and our choices matter. If you feel like everything you do matters — if it all feeds into something larger than yourself — then you’ll be happier.
