Happiness is a state of mind. In particular, it is a state of "happiness and contentment".

But it can be difficult to define, and guessing about the word can be confusing. Many people don't even realize that learning to be happy can be practiced purposefully. When some people hear the word "happiness", they think you are talking about an emotion, such as joy or joy. For them, this is how people feel here and now.

This is why some people say, "Don't look for happiness, look for happiness. Happiness is fleeting, and happiness lasts forever.

But this short-term definition of happiness is not everyone’s understanding of the word; some people define it as long-term satisfaction.

After all, long-term life satisfaction is almost certainly composed of many short-term joys and pleasures. Does this mean that every day is a beautiful day, without exams, temptations, and decline? When we look back at many seasons, we can review with satisfaction how we manage them.

When we embrace the feeling of happiness here and now, we can almost feel the long-term satisfaction in life, and we achieve this by taking steps every day to gain happiness. 

Here are some tips on how to become happier starting today.

 Daily Actions

1. Choose Happiness

The most important thing about happiness is that it is not the result of the current environment; happiness is a decision. Are some days easier than others? The environment must change, you can be happy, never.

2. Focus On The Good

Now there are good things in your life: you are alive, you are full, you are healthy, you have family and friends, and you have the opportunity to do meaningful work every day. Not all of these apply to you now. But there are definitely some of them, which means there are some good things in your life that need attention.

 

3.  Stop Comparing

No depend on the way you pick out to outline happiness—short-time period or long-time period—assessment will rob you of it. Whether we evaluate our finances, our frame type, our vacations, our talents, our residence length, or our shoMarine Sgt. Jonny Joseph Jones misplaced each of his legs in an explosion at the same time as serving in Afghanistan. I became struck via way of means of a quote of his I noticed recently. He said the following: "People asked me how I lived so well after I dropped my leg... I can honestly say that each of them lived so badly afterward".

length, there aren't any winners in the sport of assessment. But here’s the coolest news: Nobody is forcing you to play! You can forestall any time you want. Be thankful for what you have, admire who you are, paintings difficult each day to stay in your pleasant life, and forestall evaluating yourself to others.

4. Practice Gratitude And Generosity

In the world of positive psychology, every time we study happiness, there are some topics; in these recurring themes, we find that gratitude and generosity can only be understood correctly when we treat them as disciplines rather than answers. Discipline is something we practice regardless of the environment: if you wait for enough money to be generous, you will never get it, and if you wait until everything is perfect and grateful, you will never experience it.

Make a grateful decision today. And choose not to be stingy with your time and money. If you maintain self-discipline in your life, you will be happier today... and happier tomorrow.

 

5. Don’t Pursue Physical Possessions

Wealth is essential, but our society seems to mistake consumption for happiness. Retailers strive to convince us that their products are not only vital but vital. Commitment, we waste our lives chasing things that we can never achieve. We sacrifice time, money, and energy to focus on pursuing what we don't need. 

These unnecessary things add stress, anxiety, and stress to our lives. Are you happy today? Clean out your closet or drawer and challenge your consumption in life.

 

6. Be Present In Your Relationships

Robert J. Waldinger (Robert J. Waldinger)-American psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School. The school has conducted the world’s largest longitudinal study of mental health and well-being monitoring on 724 American men for 76 years. Well-known.

 
Research shows that interpersonal relationships are the key to happiness: intimacy, not money or fame, can make people happy all their lives. 

Mental and physical decline, are more predictive of longevity and happiness than social class, IQ, and even genes.

 We cannot control all aspects of our relationship (for example, we do not choose family). We can all take steps to become good friends, and good friends tend to attract healthy fellowship.

7. Develop Healthy Habits

Annie Dillard has the merit of saying, "How we spend our days is, of course, the way we spend our lives." And she's right. Our lives are full of days, our days are full of hours, and this present hour is full of whatever you choose to fill it.

So, follow healthy habits that add value to your hours, days, and life. Spend time outdoors, eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, quit smoking, put away your cell phone, work hard. Pray often and get enough sleep.

8. Look Outside Yourself

It is a matter of course for us to find ourselves. We do not need to be reminded to pursue our own interests. We work for personal survival, personal development, self-realization, and personal improvement as if it were programmed into our genes. But the most effective method is lasting happiness. 

And satisfaction means not only considering one's own interests, but also the interests of others. When we change our focus on ourselves, we will lead a more meaningful life and contribute more to it. 

When we serve others without worrying about what we might get in return, we experience the beauty of selfless love. The size of our universe (and our happiness) began to grow exponentially.

It is no small matter for so many people to pursue happiness; let us make sure we find it, whether it is short-term or long-term.