Choosing the goals we have in life is something very personal and subjective, depending on factors such as the country in which we live, the culture, the family or friends we have, the personality of each one and a long etcetera.
However, one of the most common goals for many people is be happy. This feeling or state also involves each person’s own interpretation, but it is something pleasant and produces well-being in any case.
From United Nations indicate that their General Assembly pursues the goal of making all people happy, calling for “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes happiness and well-being of all peoples.
Thus, the same organization indicates that governments and international organizations must invest in conditions that promote happiness through the defense of human rights and the incorporation of well-being and environmental dimensions in political frameworks, such as the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Although each person has their own methods and practices to be happy, science has some evidence about certain actions that can provoke happiness and well-being in our mind and body. Specifically, the magazine ‘Telva’ includes a study from Harvard University carried out by the professor Arthur Brooks, an expert in the science of happiness, which indicates which word makes women happier, although it also It could be applied to men.
Pronouncing this word often makes women happier
The word in question is ‘thank you’. This simple but powerful concept makes women who pronounce it and put it into practice more frequently happier than those who are not, as corroborated by a study from Harvard University, published in the journal ‘JAMA Psychiatry’.
This is because being grateful leads us to have thoughts and actions that benefit us physically and mentally, such as having a healthy lifestyle or a vital purpose. «These activities promote the growth of psychological, physical and social resources, which starts a positive spiral that leads to better health», reports the aforementioned media.
Arthur Brooks, a Harvard professor, explains that the good thing about gratitude is that it is an emotion that can be modified and put into practice more and more frequently, modulating it, even if initially we were not very grateful, and indicates the following:
«Gratitude has been strongly and consistently shown to increase happiness. of human beings. It stimulates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, part of the brain’s reward circuit. Gratitude can make us more resilient and improve relationships by strengthening romantic bonds, reinforcing friendships, and creating family bonds that last in times of crisis. “It can improve many health indicators, such as blood pressure and diet.”
“Gratitude can make us more resilient and improve relationships by strengthening romantic bonds, reinforcing friendships, and creating family bonds that last in times of crisis”
Arthur Brooks
Harvard professor expert in the science of happiness
In addition to giving thanks as a reaction to something positive that someone does for us or that happens to us, the expert indicates that the ideal would also be to ppractice gratitude as a way of lifewith our behavior and without having a specific reason for which we feel grateful:
«Encourage in us an optimistic attitude. Optimistic people are happier because they are able to see all the good that life brings them without focusing too much on negative thoughts. Gratitude blocks toxic and negative emotions», says Brooks, according to the aforementioned magazine.
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