7 steps to achieve happiness

Teaching happiness is one of the guidelines of Tal Ben-Shahar, doctor of psychology and Israeli professor. For him, learning to be happy it’s as easy as learning to write or ride a bike. He defends that, like these two practices, one can train to achieve happiness🇧🇷

At the age of 48, Tal can already say that he taught the two most popular classes in the history of Harvard University, in the United States. In his research and theories on happiness, the professor argues that being happy is not equivalent to always being positive or laughing.

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In addition, he understands that, as well as good and pleasant feelings, it is necessary to feel and experience the lowest ones, such as sadness, disappointment or envy. “I often tell my students that there are only two types of people who don’t experience negative feelings: psychopaths and the dead,” he explains.

The Israeli comes to Brazil to be the main attraction of GATE (Global Access Through Education), an international education event that brings together students, professionals, parents and educators from Brazil and abroad.

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GATE will take place on the 14th, 15th and 16th of September, at Shopping JK Iguatemi, in Sao Paulo. And you can secure your registration here.

Tal spoke to CLAUDIA and indicated the 7 steps to be happy:

Lesson 1

allow yourself to be human🇧🇷 When we accept emotions – such as fear, sadness or anxiety – as natural, we are more likely to overcome them. Rejecting our emotions, whether positive or negative, leads to frustration and unhappiness🇧🇷 We are a culture obsessed with pleasure and we believe that the hallmark of a dignified life is the absence of discomfort; and when we feel pain, we take it to indicate that something must be wrong with us. In fact, there is something wrong with us if we don’t feel sad or anxious sometimes – that are human emotions🇧🇷 The paradox is that when we accept our feelings – when we give ourselves permission to be human and experience painful emotions – we are more likely to be able to open ourselves to positive emotions.

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Lesson 2

Happiness is at the intersection between pleasure and meaning🇧🇷 Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are personally meaningful and enjoyable. When this is not feasible, make sure you have happiness boosters, moments throughout the week that give you pleasure and meaning. Research shows that an hour or two of a meaningful and pleasurable experience can affect the quality a whole day or even a whole week.

Lesson 3

Keep in mind that happiness mainly depends on our state of mind, not our status or the state of our bank account. Barring extreme circumstances, our level of well-being is determined by what we choose to focus on and by our interpretation of external events. For example, do we focus on the empty part or the full part of the glass of water? Do we consider failures as catastrophic or do we see them as learning opportunities?

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Lesson 4

Simplify! We are usually too busy, trying to squeeze more and more activities into less and less time. Quantity influences quality and we compromise our happiness by trying to do too much. Know when to say “no” to others usually means saying “yea” for ourselves.

Lesson 5

remember the mind-body connection🇧🇷 What we do – or don’t do – with our bodies influences our minds. Regular exercise, the adequate sleep and eating habits healthy lead to physical and mental health.

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Lesson 6

express gratitude, whenever possible. We often take our lives for granted. learn to appreciate and taste the wonderful things in life, from people to foodfrom nature to a smile.

Lesson 7

The biggest factor that determines our happiness is the time we spend with people who care about us and who care about us🇧🇷 The most important source of happiness may be the person sitting next to you. Appreciate them, savor the time spent together.

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