The Science of Happiness and Luck – 10 Expert Tips to Live Happier Life

Scientists have finally revealed the key to unlock happiness. As a matter of fact, it’s a center in our brain which controls our emotions and feelings.

The fact is, happiness and luck can have many meanings and faces for different people, but researchers agree they’re also preprogrammed in our brain almost like abilities to speak or to show emotions. The happiness-control-system can actually be controlled by our right decisions, we only have to know what to do. AniocDotCom presents 10 expert tips to have more luck and live happier life:

1. Improve your emotional intelligence and enjoy every single moment of your life. The luck expert Stefan Klein suggests to take short breaks for yourself and enjoy every moment in this moments of relaxation. Things like walking barefeet over meadow, laughing with the kids, the freshness of air in the morning – all this are the moments for enjoying and getting power for the daily tasks.

2. Avoid comparisons. Looking to your neighbor’s garden is a bad thing to do from the psychologist’s point of view. The comparison will almost certainly make you unlucky because you lose your focus for your own tasks and even become envious, small and bad tempered. Concentrate only on your life and stop making unnecessary comparisons with others.

3. Don’t take money too seriously. Money can make your happier and luckier, says Ed Diener, researcher from University of Illinois and contracts many authors who assert the opposite. Results of the latest studies show, people who earn more money are usually also happier, but it’s still unwise to focus all your attention to money and wealth. The happiest people earn good money but are not obsessed with everyday check of their bank accounts.

4. Spend your time sinfully. People whom properly set their goals live happier – goals like learning a new foreign language, taking a cooking course or playing an instrument. Setting goals does activate the reward system in your brain and the feeling of happiness becomes more intense and lasts longer.

5. Take initiative at your workplace. Noting is more frustrating than a feeling of being of no use, say experts. This particular feeling can even lead into depression and burn-out. That’s why you have to play an active role at your company and become a creative force at your workplace. Feeling useful has a major beneficial impact on the happiness at the workplace show several studies from the fields of job- and motivational psychology. On the other hand you have to dispose your efficacy and don’t let the control out of your hands.

6. Make friends. Encircle yourself with people who have positive attitude and have enough time for them. According to a study from the Harvard University happiness is spreading like fire among real friends if this group of friends has confidence one in another. Care for your friends does demand lot of time, patience and attention but it pays off.

7. Laughing is good for you. Don’t let anger to overwhelm you since this also means that your organism is remembering the sample and you’ll express more and more anger. On the other hand, a laughing person spreads happiness and positive strength which are both very catching. Experts on lauging have proven that laughing does rejuvenate your body and eliminate stress and tension. People who go on easy in stressful situations are usually also more successful in solving this situations.

8. Say thanks over and over again. Being thankful also means being happier. A study has shown, people who wrote a diary of thankful situations were much happier than people who didn’t. Even saying thank you to yourself when things have been done in a proper manner can have an important effect on your level of happiness.

9. Beat the lazy worm inside your head and start exercising. Beating the passive lifestyle and start jogging will make you really happy. Endorphines and other happiness hormones will provide the right energy for the day and make you proud of yourself. Jogging and other endurance sports are also a great for prevention of depression.

10. Active people live happier life. People who are active on a professional level often profit from the active lifestyle also on a personal level. Great example are also volunteers, who help older people or promote a certain cause.

About the Author:

Mark Hanselich, MPharm - I try to be as versatile as possible. I graduated in pharmacy, work as journalist, play soccer, have my own wine cellar and can communicate in six languages. I'm also personal development author and internet marketing specialist. Together with Mr. Daniel Maxoff I run the Website Anioc.com, dedicated to personal development, health and all the good things in our lives. You can also follow me on Twitter.