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What is Gratitude? 5 Reasons Gratitude Improves Wellness
Gratitude is a lot of things. Gratitude is a personality trait, a mood, and an emotion. As an emotion, gratitude is a feeling of happiness that comes from appreciation. While in a grateful mood, grateful emotions are more likely be present. Those with a more grateful personality are more likely to experience grateful moods and […]
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Ditch Porn? Does Watching Porn Negatively Effect Your Happiness
Is porn evil? It might be…. I am not saying this because I’m deeply religious, or think that porn warps morals or because I have a jealous girlfriend. It’s because the facts and research prove that porn is addictive and harmful. Read on to discover these facts and research about how watching porn can effect […]
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How to Fake a Smile For Health and Happiness
Is it good to fake a smile? Is the best thing with smiling, “fake it til’ you make it“. Or does this just lead to more repressed negative emotions that will someday boil over? This post discusses the reasons we fake a smile, when not to do it and how to do properly fake a […]
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The Power of Positivity, In Moderation: The Losada Ratio
The Losada ratio is the sum of the positivity in a system divided by the sum of its negativity. A ratio of 3.0 to 6.0 has been found to be highly correlated with high performance. The Losada ratio is also known as the positivity ratio, Gottman ratio, and Losada line. The first suspicion of a positivity ratio […]
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A Month of Happiness, Week 2: Porn, Introversion, Yoga, TV, and Kaizen
This is week two of the Month of Happiness. This week, we talked about ditching porn, appreciating your personality type, the science of yoga, the mood boosting effects of TV, and the power of kaizen. Day 6: Ditch Porn – It’s Playboy on (Dopamine Draining) Steroids Porn is evil. It’s not because I’m deeply religious or a […]
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A Month of Happiness: Psychostimulants, Laughter, Gratitude, Fake Smiles & Happy Friends
Last week, I declared June the Month of Happiness. I decided to post one article every weekday, each containing a practical idea that you can apply to become happier, immediately. We talked about psychostimulants, laughter, gratitude, fake smiles, and making happy friends. I’m sure you’ll find at least one article that fits your interests, personality, and situation. Day 1: […]
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