Living a happy life: Here are the things proven to make you happier This piece originally appeared on Barking Up the Wrong Tree. Being overconfident improves performance. The Army teaches it in order to increase mental toughness in soldiers. Optimism can make you healthier, happier and extend your life. Sex may help prevent heart attacks and cancer, improve your immune system and extend your life. Touching can reduce stress, improve team performance, and help you be persuasive. Just reminiscing about funny moments can improve your relationship.
People who use humor to cope with stress have better immune systems, reduced risk of heart attack and stroke, experience less pain during dental work and live longer. Not getting an education or taking advantage of opportunities are two of the things people look back on their lives and regret the most. Increasing willpower just takes a little effort each day and it’s more responsible for your success than IQ. Challenging your beliefs strengthens your mind. Learning another language can keep your mind sharp. Naps increase alertness and performance on the job, enhance learning ability and purge negative emotions while enhancing positive ones. Lack of sleep can make you more likely to behave unethically. “Sleeping on it” does improve decision making. Being tired actually makes it harder to be happy. You can’t cheat yourself on sleep and not have it affect you. Along similar lines, prayer can make you feel better - even if you’re not religious. Meditation can increase happiness, meaning in life, social support and attention span while reducing anger, anxiety, depression and fatigue.
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