Shawn Achor, distinguished Harvard professor and brilliant mind in positive psychology, gave this TED talk a couple years ago that details a number of revolutionary findings from happiness research. The part towards the end where he explains the link between positive thinking, dopamine production, and success in numerous aspects of life is worth making note of. His subsequent suggestions for ways to help retrain your brain - all of which are supported by psychological research - to focus not on the negative but instead on the positive in the world I found particularly compelling. I definitely plan to incorporate these into my life:
5 Ways to Be More Positive:
1) Write 3 Gratuities every day, rewiring your brain to scan the world for the positive
2) Journal about positive experiences, reliving those experiences while doing so
3) Exercise, telling your mind that your behavior makes a difference
4) Meditate, training your mind to focus entirely on the moment at hand
5) Perform random acts of kindness
For more talks about happiness, watch the entirety of this playlist. Seriously. You will thank yourself.
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