Happiness
Actionable insights for a happier life: a curated exploration of what it means to live well. Decoding the mechanics of fulfillment through the lens of neuroscience and behavioral psychology.
Level 1
Gratitude helps us escape the hedonic treadmill
Gratitude explains why new gains fade and complaints rise.
videoLove your enemies: a buddhist guide to defeating anger, ego, and self-loathing
In their collaborative work Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier, Robert…
We create a false self in early life to meet external expectations and cope with childhood experiences – James Hollis
James Hollis explores the psychological and spiritual upheaval of midlife as a necessary and meaningful rite of passage. Drawing from…
Precautionary savings boost overall happiness
Easily accessible savings, known as precautionary savings, have a profound positive effect on individual well-being. This type of savings provides…
Money is a factor of happiness
For 80% of people, more money = more happiness, with no ceiling. For 20% of people, more money = more happiness but only until 6000-8000$/month max.
The ideal free time would be 2 to 5 hours/day
As an individual’s free time increases, so does that person’s sense of well-being – but only up to a point.…
Level 2
8 simple ways to enjoy a happier, fuller and more satisfying life, according to psychology
- Live in the here and now
- Appreciate the simple pleasures in life
- Give back by helping others
- Smile more
- Invest in your relationships
- Positive self-talk
- Learn to say no
- Commit to adding to your life resumé
Walking 20,000 steps daily leads to profound physical and mental benefits
Walking 20,000 steps a day for a month significantly improves both physical and mental health. Physically, the challenge enhanced the…
10 keys to happiness, main one is: time is finite, don’t spend it regretting things
Say things now to people you care about.
Spend time with parents and children.
Enjoy daily pleasures instead of waiting for something that may happen later.
Work in a job you love.
Choose your partner carefully.
Exploring more new places is linked to higher happiness
Most people cycle through a small set of familiar places. Research in human mobility suggests that, at any given time,…
Spending on experiences leads to quicker happiness than possessions
Spending money on experiences rather than material goods tends to bring more immediate and lasting happiness. Researchers Amit Kumar from…
Level 3
How to be UnFuckWithAble
Being “UnFuckWithAble” means reaching a state where you are so confident and at peace with yourself that no external factors…
Key life lessons from Lao Tzu often realized too late
Lao Tzu’s teachings emphasize simplicity, humility, and inner peace. Key lessons include the importance of letting go of material desires,…
videoThe human equation: finding fulfillment beyond material success
In this interview, author Laurent Gounelle discusses his latest novel, “An Almost Perfect World,” which explores the potential dangers of…
Hypnagogic imagery: flashing-light devices guide the brain into dream-like states without drugs
The idea is simple: when a rhythmic burst of white light reaches your closed eyes, the neurons in your visual…
True happiness: beyond possession and appearance
When we are happy to have a nice car, it’s not happiness, it’s satisfaction.When we are happy to have passed…
US millennials need 43 000$/month to be happy
US gen Z and boomers around 10 000$/month, West Europe 8 000$/month, and East Europe 3750$/month.
More about money & happiness in the survey.