Be Happy in 2 Minutes
What really makes you happy? And how do I become happy myself? This question of meaning determines not only our everyday lives, but also and above all research. One of the astonishing answers: If you want to be happy, you should definitely wear sunglasses! Why? You can read about it here…
Sometimes it’s a great night out with your partner or a good movie; sometimes it’s a pair of jeans that finally fit again or a good workout so that the latter also applies to the other pants in your closet – what makes us happy is not just a question of personality, but also of possibilities. After all, we can’t experience a legendary party, watch the best movie ever, go shopping or work out every day. Precisely because pure happiness in life is often found in the exceptional moments. In fact, it’s the small, unspectacular things that trigger true feelings of happiness. In any case, this is proven by the following scientific findings, with which you will be happy in no time.
The basis of happiness: Sleep rituals
It is no longer a secret that sleep behavior has an enormous impact on people’s mental state. It has also been scientifically proven that sleep disorders promote depression and are therefore directly related to one another. So whoever sleeps better is potentially happier because more rested. And you can definitely learn to sleep well! For example, it helps to turn down the lights in the evening – this is precisely why watching TV in the evening is counterproductive. It also makes it easier for the brain to switch to sleep if you go to bed at the same time each evening.
Lucky trick: Wear sunglasses
When we are happy, we laugh or smile. Or is it the other way around? Do we only get happy because we smile or laugh? As reported by “time.com” among others, the answer is: Yes! In fact, it is not only the brain that uses the messenger substances that make us laugh because we are happy, the whole thing also works the other way round. If we laugh and thereby tense certain muscle parts, this in turn signals to the brain that we are doing well or not. So if you spend the whole day with the corners of your mouth pulled down, you can’t feel happy either.
And now comes the kicker: Because you probably don’t want to run around with a constant grin, it is enough to put on sunglasses to feel better. Because when we look into the sun we are blinded, our foreheads wrinkle and give the brain the so-called “biofeedback” that we worry. Ergo: Anyone who wears sunglasses automatically has a relaxed facial expression – and, according to the information from the brain, is happy.
Happy moment: Music
Can’t get enough of a certain song – and have not for decades? Great, then you should hear it more often from now on. For good, scientific reason: it may remind you of a place where you were especially happy. And every time the beats come through the speakers or headphones again, you feel transported there. Well, who doesn’t know it …
The scientifically proven phenomenon behind the instant happy effect: Music activates regions of the brain that remind us of certain places where we have heard them before. No wonder, then, that at 90s parties most of them jump over the dance floor in a wild way! They are just happy and are reminded of the clubs where they had the best nights of their lives when they were young.