Striking up a conversation—especially with a stranger—is a lot like adding kindling to a fire pit and hoping it ignites. Choose the wrong starter, and the flame will fizzle out. But when you get it right, conversation and connection can spark.
Conversations play an essential role in our well-being. Having just one quality talk a day, especially face-to-face, can increase happiness and lower stress levels by the end of the day, research has found. Read More...
Walking: Most of us do it without giving it much thought, whether we’re taking the dog out, running errands, or just meandering around the neighborhood. We don’t spend much time thinking about the shoes we wear, until, of course, we make the mistake of spending an entire day tooling around town and end up with unhappy feet. Walking shoes include boots and sandals, as well as athletic style shoes. There are dressier styles, so you don’t have to tie yourself to a pair of trainers or sneakers. Read More...
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There’s an easy-to-articulate, hard-to-implement best practice when it comes to how to teach yourself to be happy. It stems from the recognition that the positive things you do for other people often reverberate back to create positivity in your own life. In effect, doing little things to make other people happy can greatly improve your happiness. Read More...
