making_art
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Just got this from the public library to watch. Well worth watching for anyone interested in happiness!\
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forgetmenot
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It is not working for me it is all broken up so you cannot hear what is being said
making_art
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Try this one....
I finally watched the Happy documentary, which was released in 2011. It is a very comprehensive overview of positive psychology at one hour and fifteen minutes. Visually, it is stunning, which helps make it better than any TED talk. The most visual point it makes: a person can be as happy living in a slum as living in a mansion. For example, living in a slum may give you more intimate social connections.
One of the more surprising things was cohousing in Denmark, where multi-generational families will not only share social spaces but tasks such as cooking and tutoring. In the community they showed, there is no need for meal prep since you only have to cook dinner twice a month (at most) when it is your family's turn to cook for the group. The documentary featured a single mother who felt like the community was basically a miracle for her after her divorce. You basically get an instant village to help raise your kids.
Adding novelty to physical activity was another idea. Just taking a different route while walking or jogging can give an extra boost of dopamine.
Less surprisingly, any activity that creates flow or transcends the self can help. Having a supportive social network is imperative. And social cooperation is as rewarding to the brain as sweets or cocaine.
One of the more surprising things was cohousing in Denmark, where multi-generational families will not only share social spaces but tasks such as cooking and tutoring. In the community they showed, there is no need for meal prep since you only have to cook dinner twice a month (at most) when it is your family's turn to cook for the group. The documentary featured a single mother who felt like the community was basically a miracle for her after her divorce. You basically get an instant village to help raise your kids.
Adding novelty to physical activity was another idea. Just taking a different route while walking or jogging can give an extra boost of dopamine.
Less surprisingly, any activity that creates flow or transcends the self can help. Having a supportive social network is imperative. And social cooperation is as rewarding to the brain as sweets or cocaine.
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