The theory is...doing what you love most doing, five percent more. Sound interesting? If you ask Lynda Wallace how to be happier, she’ll likely recommend a number of things — from working on your relationships to exercising. She’ll also be sure to mention the five percent rule — a concept she came up with after years of studying positive psychology.
In her new book, A Short Course in Happiness: Practical Steps to a Happier Life, the certified positive psychology coach offers a guide to increased happiness for you, and those you love. From reducing anxiety and setting personal goals, Wallace’s aim is to give you the tools to make your own life more positive
We recently spoke with the author, and here Wallace shares more of her thoughts on how we can become happier in our everyday lives.
Q: What are your top tips to becoming happier?
A: There are certain actions and habits that are almost guaranteed to make us happier
Q: Are there things that people should be doing more or less of to be happy?A: Yes, and for each of us, it varies. It’s a good idea to sit down with a pencil and paper and ask: what is most important to me? And what do I enjoy the most? And think about how we can spend more time doing those things. When we think about what our priorities are, they’re usually very clear to us but life presses in so hard that we tend not to match our priorities with our time. What are the things that I can do to shift the balance of my time toward my life priorities?
Q: So how do we start right away?A: I recommend listing what you really enjoy and what really matters to you the most and figure out: how can you spend five percent more of your time doing that? Five percent doesn’t sound like a lot. We can stick to that.
You’re looking for small changes that we’re more likely to stick to. And once we incorporate that, we add maybe another five percent to make a difference and over time it can really add up to make a difference in a much more sustainable way.
So what do you like doing Best? Think about it.
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