 14 Things Proven to Make You Happy We all want to be happy, but then again, it's funny how we all have different ideas of what can make us happy or how we can achieve it. Well, regardless of the things we want, because we think they'll make us happy, there are some interesting ways that we can become happier and be happy people. Abraham Lincoln, an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States once said, folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. Although we often think happiness is about what we have and the things we achieve, it is more of a state of mind. So, unless you make yourself happy person, you'll never find true happiness in your possession, qualification or achievement. In this video, I'll share with you 14 Things Proven to Make You Happy. This, I believe, will help you become a successful person. If you're new here, consider subscribing so that you won't miss other interesting videos like this. 1. Practice Gratitude According to Brini Brau, a research professor at the University of Houston, she said on I quote, in 12 years of research, I have never interviewed a single person with the capacity to experience joy who does not actively practice gratitude. People who actively practice gratitude or people who are aware of the things that they are thankful for are usually happier and feel less depressed. Hence, they are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors. You can also stop practicing gratitude as well. For instance, when you wake up in the morning, start by thinking about a few things that you are grateful for, such as the roof over your head. You can find more stuff to be grateful about in this video. 54 Reasons Why You Should Be Grateful 2. Do What You Love Doing something that you love and even getting paid for it will boost your happiness level by far because what you love feels like play and you're more likely to enjoy other aspects of life as well. 3. Learn to Enjoy Some Alone Time It's important to learn how to be in the company of yourself because that's where you find happiness. Remember, happiness is a state of mind. How do you find out what that state of mind is when all you want to do is be with everyone else but yourself? Spending time alone will help you understand who you are, the things that you like, what your strengths and limitations are, what you love doing, how best you like to have fun and a bunch of other things that can only be gotten by self-discovery. 4. Eat Healthy Beals Have you ever heard the phrase, you are what you eat? Well, it's true. Your health is one of the things that can make you truly happy or sad. So, when you are healthy, you'll feel good, especially when you consciously take actions such as eating healthily. Also, aside from the psychological benefits of eating healthy meals, there are physical consequences. When you spend most of your time eating packaged food, you'll begin to gain some extra weight, feel sluggish and possibly experience some health problems. When you eat good and healthy meals, on the other hand, you'll feel fit and healthy. 5. Exercise More Often In a study cited in Sean Ackosburg, the happiness advantage one, three groups of patients treated their depressions with either medication, exercise or a combination of the two. Six months later, the groups were tested to assess their relapse rate. Of those who had taken the medication alone, 38% had sleep back into depression. Those in a combination groups were doing only slightly better, but a 31% relapse rate. The biggest shock, though, came from the exercise group. Their relapse rate was only 9%. When you exercise, you're doing what the human body was designed to do, to move around and dispense energy. When you do this, you relieve stress, making you feel better. Also, your brain releases proteins and endorphins, which make you feel happier. 6. Get Enough Sleep Do you know that sometimes when you feel grumpy, it is likely you haven't gotten an appreciable amount of rest? One interesting experiment showed sleep-deprived college students who try to memorize a list of words. They could remember 81% of the words with a negative connotation, like cancer, but they could remember only 31% of the words with a positive or neutral connotation, like sunshine or basket. When you deprive yourself of sleep, you'll experience higher levels of stress, and also feel sluggish. 7. Spend More Time With Your Loved Ones Spending time with loved ones is one of the greatest gifts anyone should wish, because people who do not spend time with family and friends are more prone to loneliness and depression than those who do. You see, our relationships are the only thing that truly matters in life. Have you wondered why the first thing that comes to mind when you receive good news or even a bad one is to talk to someone? It's because no matter our level of achievement or the position we hold, we always need people around us as a support system, which is why you should value your relationship with your family and friends and ensure you foster the relationship. 8. Don't Compare Yourself To Others This is one of the toughest things to do, but it is very vital to our happiness. We all have different desires, goals and ambitions, and we all define success differently. Although we all hope to achieve our dreams and be happy, dreams differ. So why compare your journey with someone else's journey? Because you think you are of the same age. Perhaps you grew up together and did so many other things together. The only person you should compete with is yourself. Strive to be better than who you were yesterday. The most important thing is to focus on your growth and development, instead of focusing on your growth in comparison to someone else's. 9. Don't Go Over Grets And Past Mistakes The truth is that we all make mistakes, and we've all made mistakes at some point in our lives. But guess what? It's a sign that we are growing. I mean, we now recognize it as a mistake because we know better than we did when we made the error, isn't it? So on the bright side, it's a good thing. So let go of your regret, forgive yourself and learn from your mistake instead of dwelling on it. 10. Help Others Have you asked yourself why well the people like to give? I mean, why are there so many millionaire philanthropists? The truth is that giving is a way of helping people. And when you help people, it makes you feel happy, knowing that you just added value to someone else's life. Adam Grant, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, recommends one of his favorite techniques, the 5-Minute Failure. What if I just took a couple of minutes every day to try to help someone in a way that is sort of a small commitment to me? But could be of a large benefit to them. 11. Laugh More Find ways to make you laugh or smile on purpose. Because when you laugh, you release a happy hormone called oxytocin. 12. Meditate Meditation is a self-awareness exercise, which is why it is highly recommended if you truly want to be happy, because you'll get in touch with your inner self. And invariably, you'll get to know yourself a little better. According to Sean Aka, the author of the Happiness Advantage, studies show that in the minutes right after meditating, we experience feelings of calm and contentment, as well as heightened awareness and empathy. And research even shows that regular meditation can permanently require the brain to raise levels of happiness. So if you want to experience happiness from within, start practicing meditation. 13. Specific Goals You Know You Can Achieve The joy that comes with achieving a goal can boost not only your happiness level, but your confidence level as well. So when you are set on a goal, be specific so that you can measure your progress until you finally achieve it. For instance, you can start by making a good-to-do list that outlines your goals in an organized manner. You'll find out that if you're able to complete your to-do list by the end of the day, you'll be happy with yourself and your ability to do things that you set your mind to achieve. 14. Volunteer When you give your time, money, and energy or anything else, your focus shifts from you to others, and it makes you feel good to know that you are willing to help others without getting paid to do so. Science shows that taking as little as 30 seconds to help someone will instantly flawed your brain with feel-good chemicals and set you up for a great rest of the day. Happiness is your responsibility and you deserve it. So ensure that you work towards being a happy person all day, every day. Thank you so much for watching our videos. If you like this channel, we're happy to announce to you that our team has launched three other interesting channels. One of our new channels is called Hunt TV, where we publish inspirational videos to inspire and encourage you as you go through the harsh journey of life. Our second channel is called Faint TV, where we share with you the interesting and inspiring stories and biographies of the successful people who have achieved greatness with their lives. Our third channel is called Money TV, which is a channel designed to use more dramatic video clips to teach you about money. Look at the description box to join our three new channels. We love you.