Title: What Is Happiness?
Headings: What Is Happiness?
What Is Happiness?
What Is Happiness?
How to Know If You're Happy
Types of Happiness
How to Practice
Pursue Intrinsic Goals
Enjoy the Moment
Reframe Negative Thoughts
Impact of Happiness
Improving Your Happiness
Get Regular Exercise
Show Gratitude
Find a Sense of Purpose
Challenges
Valuing the Wrong Things
Not Seeking Social Support
Thinking of Happiness as an Endpoint
History of Happiness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Positive Psychology
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Positive feelings increase resilience. Resilience helps people better manage stress and bounce back better when faced with setbacks. For example, one study found that happier people tend to have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and that these benefits tend to persist over time. 6 ﻿
People who report having a positive state of well-being are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors such as eating fruits and vegetables and engaging in regular physical exercise. 7 ﻿
Being happy may make help you get sick less often. Happier mental states are linked to increased immunity. 8 ﻿
Improving Your Happiness
Some people seem to have a naturally higher baseline for happiness—one large-scale study of more than 2,000 twins suggested that around 50% of overall life satisfaction was due to genetics, 10% to external events, and 40% to individual activities. 9 ﻿
So while you might not be able to control what your “base level” of happiness is, there are things that you can do to make your life happier and more fulfilling. Even the happiest of individuals can feel down from time to time and happiness is something that all people need to consciously pursue. Get Regular Exercise
Exercise is good for both your body and mind.