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Strategies for Improving Happiness

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	* [https://www.yourtango.com/self/being-happy-skill-life-lessons-training-manual '''''Being Happy Is A Skill — And Psychology Says These 30 Life Lessons Are The Training Manual''''']		* [https://www.yourtango.com/self/being-happy-skill-life-lessons-training-manual '''''Being Happy Is A Skill — And Psychology Says These 30 Life Lessons Are The Training Manual''''']
			* [https://www.ttbook.org/show/island-knowledge-human-flourishing Island of Knowledge: Human Flourishing] ([[podcast]])

	== Most of These Ideas in a Book ==		== Most of These Ideas in a Book ==

Fractalguy: /* Strategies for Improving Happiness */

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Strategies for Improving Happiness

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	== Strategies for Improving Happiness ==		== Strategies for Improving Happiness ==
	The general good [[habits]] that help improve our baseline level of happiness include:		[[Science]] has shown that happiness is a skill that must be practiced and exercised regularly. The general good [[habits]] that help improve our baseline level of happiness include:

	* Exercise, good [[diet]], and maintaining physical [[health]]		* Exercise, good [[diet]], and maintaining physical [[health]]

Fractalguy: /* Don't Think About It Too Hard */

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Don't Think About It Too Hard

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	== Don't Think About It Too Hard ==		== Don't Think About It Too Hard ==

	Obsessing over your personal happiness is a surefire way to be unhappy. Happiness is the [[feeling]] you get when you do things that make you happy. So, find ways to do things that make you happy. Find ways to structure your [[time]] to give you more opportunities for those things. Don't [[wonder]] constantly about whether you are maximizing your happiness. Instead, periodically set aside time to reflect and plan. Then you can be present and [[mindful]] when those things that make you happy happen.		Obsessing over your personal happiness is a surefire way to be unhappy. Happiness is the [[feeling]] you get when you do things that make you happy. So, find ways to do things that make you happy. Find ways to structure your [[time]] to give you more opportunities for those things. Don't [[wonder]] constantly about whether you are maximizing your happiness. Instead, periodically set aside time to reflect and plan. Then you can be present and [[mindful]] when those things that make you happy happen.<blockquote>''"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities."'' -[[wikipedia:Aldous_Huxley\|Aldous Huxley]]</blockquote>However, if you are one of those people who is happiest when they contemplate happiness, you should [[Metawiki:About\|sign up to be an editor]] for this [[wiki]].

	However, if you are one of those people who is happiest when they contemplate happiness, you should [[Metawiki:About\|sign up to be an editor]] for this [[wiki]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhkWDG4Eylk\|\|center\|The Perfectionist Paradox - A Miserable Amount of Good\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhkWDG4Eylk\|\|center\|The Perfectionist Paradox - A Miserable Amount of Good\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* God and Happiness */

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God and Happiness

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	The [[Theory of everything]] page has [[metanarrative]] that tells the story of the [[Creation Story\|origins]] of [[universal]] [[love]].		The [[Theory of everything]] page has [[metanarrative]] that tells the story of the [[Creation Story\|origins]] of [[universal]] [[love]].

			See [[Primal World Beliefs]] for the research in positive [[psychology]] that provides [[evidence]] for the benefits of [[optimism]] and [[belief]] that the [[universe]] is inherently good..

	== Pod and Happiness ==		== Pod and Happiness ==

Fractalguy: /* Same Ideas in a Travel Docuseries */

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Same Ideas in a Travel Docuseries

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/uauVON1nYk0\|\|center\|The Geography of Bliss - Official Trailer\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/uauVON1nYk0\|\|center\|The Geography of Bliss - Official Trailer\|frame}}
			<br>
			His [https://www.youtube.com/@SoulBoom Soul Boom] [[podcast]] also has a lot of excellent advice on happiness and [[universalist]] [[spirituality]].
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXtSZ0k8Q3k\|\|center\|Arthur Brooks, is Happiness a Science?\|frame}}

	== Your Mind a Kingdom Is ==		== Your Mind a Kingdom Is ==

Fractalguy: /* Most of These Ideas in a Book */

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Most of These Ideas in a Book

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	For a popular [[book]] that has lays out all of the best [[ideas]] that the [[science]] of [[positive]] [[psychology]] has to say about finding happiness and [[meaning]] in [[life]], from a [[secular]] [[spirituality]] [[perspective]] that is very similar to this [[wiki]], check out [https://www.happinesshypothesis.com/ The Happiness Hypothesis] by [https://jonathanhaidt.com/ Jonathan Haidt].		For a popular [[book]] that has lays out all of the best [[ideas]] that the [[science]] of [[positive]] [[psychology]] has to say about finding happiness and [[meaning]] in [[life]], from a [[secular]] [[spirituality]] [[perspective]] that is very similar to this [[wiki]], check out [https://www.happinesshypothesis.com/ The Happiness Hypothesis] by [https://jonathanhaidt.com/ Jonathan Haidt].

			There are thousands of [[books]] written on this subject, and hundreds of "best of" lists that rank them. Of these lists, this list is the best list in terms of including all of the latest best-sellers that take a practical, [[evidence-based]] approach and doesn't include the pedantic self-helpy ones.

			* [https://www.lifehack.org/891214/happiness-book 13 Best Happiness Books for Living a Happier Life]

	== Same Ideas in a Travel Docuseries ==		== Same Ideas in a Travel Docuseries ==

Fractalguy: /* Strategies for Improving Happiness */

2025-06-10T20:03:28Z

Strategies for Improving Happiness

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	* Practice [[gratitude]]		* Practice [[gratitude]]
	* Foster meaningful [[relationships]]		* Foster meaningful [[relationships]]
			* Be an active part of a larger [[community]]
	* [[Altruism]] and other acts of kindness		* [[Altruism]] and other acts of kindness
	* [[Mindfulness]]		* [[Mindfulness]]
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	* Curb your [[Materialistic\|materialism]]		* Curb your [[Materialistic\|materialism]]
	* [[Laugh]] and have [[fun]]!		* [[Laugh]] and have [[fun]]!
			The fact that all of the things [[psychology]] tells us are good for happiness are the same things that [[religion]] tells us are [[necessary]] to get to [[heaven]] is too unlikely to be a coincidence.

	This section will collect useful advice, articles, or videos that offer unique [[perspectives]] on creating a life with more happiness and joy. There are a lot of these, and most of them are pure clickbait. This one does fall into that category, but it also provides a simple and pretty thorough list of the simple things you can do that have been proven to improve your happiness.		This section will collect useful advice, articles, or videos that offer unique [[perspectives]] on creating a life with more happiness and joy. There are a lot of these, and most of them are pure clickbait. This one does fall into that category, but it also provides a simple and pretty thorough list of the simple things you can do that have been proven to improve your happiness.

	[https://www.yourtango.com/self/being-happy-skill-life-lessons-training-manual '''''Being Happy Is A Skill — And Psychology Says These 30 Life Lessons Are The Training Manual''''']		* [https://www.yourtango.com/self/being-happy-skill-life-lessons-training-manual '''''Being Happy Is A Skill — And Psychology Says These 30 Life Lessons Are The Training Manual''''']

	== Most of These Ideas in a Book ==		== Most of These Ideas in a Book ==

Fractalguy: /* Strategies for Improving Happiness */

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Strategies for Improving Happiness

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	* [[Education]]		* [[Education]]
	* Curb your [[Materialistic\|materialism]]		* Curb your [[Materialistic\|materialism]]
	* ~~Have more~~ fun!		* [[Laugh]] and have [[fun]]!

	This section will collect useful advice, articles, or videos that offer unique [[perspectives]] on creating a life with more happiness and joy. There are a lot of these, and most of them are pure clickbait. This one does fall into that category, but it also provides a simple and pretty thorough list of the simple things you can do that have been proven to improve your happiness.		This section will collect useful advice, articles, or videos that offer unique [[perspectives]] on creating a life with more happiness and joy. There are a lot of these, and most of them are pure clickbait. This one does fall into that category, but it also provides a simple and pretty thorough list of the simple things you can do that have been proven to improve your happiness.

Fractalguy at 18:33, 10 June 2025

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	== Be Content With Your Baseline ==		== Be Content With Your Baseline ==

	Joy is the [[emotion]] that describes momentary feelings of bliss we feel in the [[Time\|times]] that we are most happy. Having a life sprinkled with many moments of joy is [[necessary]] to be happy, but we can't expect to feel that way all the [[time]]. The rest of the [[time]], we aspire to be [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-school-walls/202311/the-quiet-power-of-contentment content]. [https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_if_you_pursued_contentment_rather_than_happiness][https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/magical-enlightenment/202110/understanding-contentment-over-the-life-cycle][https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/the-essence-of-contentment-how-acceptance-promotes-happiness-0911194]		Joy is the [[emotion]] that describes momentary feelings of bliss we feel in the [[Time\|times]] that we are most happy. Having a life sprinkled with many moments of joy is [[necessary]] to be happy, but we can't expect to feel that way all the [[time]]. The rest of the [[time]], we aspire to be [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-school-walls/202311/the-quiet-power-of-contentment content]. [https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_if_you_pursued_contentment_rather_than_happiness][https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/magical-enlightenment/202110/understanding-contentment-over-the-life-cycle][https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/the-essence-of-contentment-how-acceptance-promotes-happiness-0911194]

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	Study Question: If you [[believe]] that you are content, and that your belief in that contentment is a [[self-fulfilling]] prophecy, how can you verify whether you are truly content without undermining the belief that makes it real?		Study Question: If you [[believe]] that you are content, and that your belief in that contentment is a [[self-fulfilling]] prophecy, how can you verify whether you are truly content without undermining the belief that makes it real?

			This excellent interview on [https://www.youtube.com/@InnerCosmosPod Inner Cosmos] explores the ways that we can increase our baseline level of happiness.
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfrbRWYECyc\|\|center\|Can brains increase their happiness? (with Bruce Hood)\|frame}}

	== Happiness and Meaning ==		== Happiness and Meaning ==

Fractalguy: /* Rational Optimism */

2025-06-08T11:07:01Z

Rational Optimism

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	The key to [[rational]] [[optimism]] is to have [[hope]] that the best outcome happen, in a way that [[motivates]] you towards success, rather than blind [[faith]] that things will work out regardless of what you do. Optimism should be [[Inspiration\|inspirational]] and [[motivational]]. When it isn't, it is basically [[wikipedia:Spiritual_bypass\|Spiritual Bypass]].		The key to [[rational]] [[optimism]] is to have [[hope]] that the best outcome happen, in a way that [[motivates]] you towards success, rather than blind [[faith]] that things will work out regardless of what you do. Optimism should be [[Inspiration\|inspirational]] and [[motivational]]. When it isn't, it is basically [[wikipedia:Spiritual_bypass\|Spiritual Bypass]].

	Psychologist [https://paulbloom.net Paul Bloom] discusses this in detail on this episode of the Gray Area .		Psychologist [https://paulbloom.net Paul Bloom] discusses this in detail on [https://www.vox.com/vox-conversations-podcast/2021/12/13/22811994/vox-conversations-paul-bloom-the-sweet-spot this episode of the Gray Area] .

	[https://open.spotify.com/episode/4OTQR0Wks56JhIdk5VsO41 Happiness Isn't the Goal - The Gray Area with Sean Illing]		[https://open.spotify.com/episode/4OTQR0Wks56JhIdk5VsO41 Happiness Isn't the Goal - The Gray Area with Sean Illing]