So I'm definitely behind the curve on this but during my internet explorings I came across something called the Happiness Manifesto. In 2005, a group of participants from Slough, Berkshire, England were asked to practice several behaviors which together made up the manifesto.
The behaviours are as follows:
- Get physical. Engage in half an hour of exercise three times a week.
- Count your blessings. At the end of each day, reflect on at least five things you are grateful for.
- Talk time. Have an hour-long - uninterrupted - conversation with your partner or closest friend each week.
- Plant something. Even if it's a window box or pot. And, you must keep it alive!
- Cut your TV viewing by half.
- Smile at and/or say hello to someone you don't know. At least once each day.
- Phone a friend. Make contact with a friend or relation you have not talked to for a while and arrange to meet up.
- Have a good laugh at least once a day.
- Every day make sure you give yourself a treat. Take time to really enjoy this.
- Daily kindness. Do an extra good turn for someone each day.
I haven't been able to find any active links that tell the results of this social experiment but I'm committing to these actions for 30 days. The suggestions seem like good ones so I can only have good results.
There is a group of folks on 43 things working on this
http://www.43things.com/things/view/1144168
I am starting today.
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