10 Things Unhappy People Don't Do
Saying thank you -and, more importantly, meaning it-has actually been proven to make people happier. Feeling and expressing gratitude is a win for everyone involved. The person being thanked feels happy for being appreciated, and the person doing the thanking feels good for making the other person happy. So if you're ever feeling down, ask yourself : Have I been acting like a jerk lately? If the answer is yes, the odds are pretty good that this behavior is affecting more than just the people you're rude to, it's making you unhappy 😞 .
Unhappy People Don't: Take active roles in relationships
It's all well and good to have lots of friends and family members, but if you never make an effort to work on or maintain those relationships, you won't be getting nearly as much out of them as you could be. Reach out: show you care. Being nice to others can make you happy, too ☺.
Unhappy People Don't: Pray or Meditate
Don't get us wrong -prayer and meditation are not for everyone. You don't have to be a member of an organized religion to be happy. For most people, though, finding meaning and peace in life is very important. Maybe you need to write in a journal, or play the violin, or paint. Getting beyond the physical world through activities such as these can help you become more content and hopeful.
Unhappy People Don't: Change what makes them unhappy
"Life moves on pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." These wise words are from a famous fictional high school student (Anyone? Anyone?) couldn't be truer. Getting stuck in unwanted situation can cause unhappiness for many people. The solution to this problem is simple : change the situation. Now, we're not suggesting you skip school , steal your friend's father's sport car (how, that's a mouthful of possessives!), and lip sync to the Beatles in a parade. All we're saying is that change, scary as it may be, can be good for you.
Unhappy People Don't:Give gifts
Remember earlier, 👂 when we mentioned that being nice to others is really good for a person's happiness? Well, here we are again . Being stingy never helped anyone . Being realistically generous makes other people thankful, and making other people thankful, and making other people thankful makes you happy. Isn't that great?
Unhappy People Don't: Sleep like normal humans
Okay, so this isn't exactly true for everyone, but good sleep habits are associated with greater levels of happiness. Even though many university and college students have managed to live the nocturnal life for years on end, this is not how humans are actually wired. Try to sleep at night, and stay awake (and relatively productive throughout the day.
Unhappy People Don't: Laugh enough
Contrary to popular hipster belief, finding funny things funny is actually cool. You know what else is cool? People who laugh at themselves. Finding the humor in your own life is a great coping mechanism, and people who can cope are people who can be happy.
Unhappy People Don't: Manage their money well
The stress of being unable to pay off debt or to provide yourself with basic necessities is obviously a huge happiness sicker. It's nearly impossible to concern yourself with happiness when you're busy trying to figure out how to feed yourself or keep a roof over your head. So while money doesn't buy happiness, having enough of it does allow us focus on happiness.
Unhappy People Don't: Let things go
At the 2014 Academy Awards, John Travolta absolutely botched Idina Menzel's name while introducing her performance. The internet exploded with references to the performer Travolta introduced as "Adele Dazeem." Now Idina could have been pretty tickled about that, considering her live performance was kind of a big deal and her role in Frozen was kind of her first big Hollywood "moment." But what did she do? She let it go. (See what we did there?) And you know what? She seems like a pretty happy lady.
Unhappy People Don't: Exercise
We know, we know! Much like you were hoping to lose that winter weight you've been meaning to get rid of for the past five years without working out, you were probably also hoping to skip the whole physical exercise thing on your quest to happiness. But the fact of the matter is, your brain is connected to your body, treat one well, and the other will benefit.
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