These 20 rituals will make you happier (according to neuroscience)


  1. Express your gratitude: Say "thank you" more often.
  2. Breathe: focusing on our breathing several times a day is soothing. Try the rhythm 6 breaths per minute, it's even more beneficial (heart coherence).
  3. Enjoy: instead of eating on the run, slow down and "listen" to your sensations. Chew and enjoy in full consciousness. In addition, you will eat less.
  4. Walk: A 30-minute walk a day aerates your mind and keeps you healthy.
  5. Get closer to nature: nature is good for us. Look at her, touch her, feel the benevolent presence.
  6. Verbalize your emotions ...: "today I feel"
  7. ... and your needs: "I need ..."
  8. Smile: the smile has a retroactive effect. It improves the mood.
  9. Call or meet the people you love: our brain is neuro-social and physical contact (like cuddling) releases the hormone of happiness (oxytocin).
  10. Give, help: altruism makes you happy. Do not wait for anything in return.
  11. Make decisions: it reduces anxiety.
  12. Make a list of your wildest wishes and then put it somewhere.
  13. Draw: drawing makes happy, clarifies thoughts and facilitates emotional expression. Why not do a little drawing a day?
  14. Sing and dance: the body influences the mind. Dancing and singing give fishing.
  15. Cry: Tears bring down stress and provide a life-saving emotional discharge. If you can not, listen to sad music.
  16. Meditate: Regular meditation has incredible effects on us.
  17. Turn off the TV and do a digital detox: start with a few hours and then whole days.
  18. Get started in a project that is really important to you: take advantage of every action that contributes to this project. Become aware of your path.
  19. Stir your curiosity: open magazines you have never opened, browse books on unknown themes, sign up for unpublished conferences for you, explore new music, ...
  20. Simplify your life: throw, sell, empty, ...

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