When we are happy, life is simply more beautiful. We are more creative, more open to the people around us, and more resistant to problems and conflicts. On the other hand, if we are unhappy – one wrong look is enough to lead our thoughts astray all day long …
But can we do something to be happy and dance through life as often as possible instead of struggling? Or is happiness a matter of luck? Luckily, we can do a lot to help our positive energy!
And in this case, we are not talking about lengthy things like self-love, overcoming loneliness or training emotional intelligence (although sooner or later there is of course no way around it … ?). We have three clever tricks Find out how you can positively influence your mood and become happier immediately. The best thing about it: You can use them every day, they do not cost you two minutes and are super easy!
3 everyday rules for a happier life
1. The "That will be good" rule
Tuesday morning, the alarm clock rings, you are lying in bed and are far from ready to get up. Same shit, every day! But then apply the "That will be good" rule: Think of three specific things you're looking forward to, This can be the delicious poke bowl during lunch break, the cinema date with your girlfriend or your next vacation. It doesn't matter whether the events take place on the same day or in the near future, the main thing is that your heart jumps when you think about it, and you are certain: It will be really nice! You will think about these three things from time to time throughout the day – and you will surely be amazed how this changes your mood …
2. The 2-minute rule
The 2-minute rule serves in the narrower sense to increase productivity and should help to keep more order in life. It says: "Do everything that takes less than two minutes now!" Examples would be sorting / throwing away mail, rinsing a coffee cup, answering a simple e-mail, putting clothes in instead of throwing on the chair etc. – you will certainly have any little things that you often postpone.
The great thing: If you stick to the 2-minute rule and do these little things right away, you will benefit twice. You feel happy and feel "successful" because you have done something. And you avoid that the little things accumulate and get really annoying at some point, because they then take you – in total – significantly more time.
3. The "just thank you" rule
If we are grateful for something, our body will increasingly produce the messenger substances dopamine and serotonin – and the brighten our mood. Well, you might say now if you have something that you are thankful for. But you won't get away that easily. In a recent study by the University of Indiana, psychologists found that gratitude can be attributed to a specific brain region – which, in short, can be trained in a similar way to a muscle. In other words, gratitude can be practiced!
Hence the "just thank you" rule: Take you every day a moment to think about three things you are thankful for that day (for example, in the evening on the way home or on your last walk to the bathroom before going to bed), This can be your hairstyle that worked great today, the dear colleague who noticed that you're not feeling well, or something general like your beautiful home. This not only gives you a little moment of happiness, but also trains your eye for the positive – and in a very large ideal case, it even turns into deep and long-term satisfaction over time.