4 Ways to Be Happier (It’s Not What You Think!)
4 Ways to Be Happier (It’s Not What You Think!) If you think more money and grander achievements are among the things that will make you happier in life, guess again. According to Professor Laurie Santos - who developed and teaches the most popular class in the history of Yale University, “Psychology and the Good Life” - the habits that lead to true well-being run counter to what most people believe would make one happy, such as the accumulation of luxurious material possessions. So what does make us happy? Here are just a few of the simple practices that when done regularly, exponentially increase our health and well-being: Sleep. Often overlooked and passed by in our productivity-focused society, sleep deprivation is a serious trigger for anxiety and depression. When Santos’ students traded all-night study sessions for eight hours of sleep, not only did their well-being increase, so did their grades. Exercise . Instead of quizzes, Santos requires students to parti...