Their articles on, well, hacking your life to make it better have really useful and practical tips. That's why, when I found this article, I knew I had to put it up here. The tips themselves (exercise, sleep, smiling, meditation, etc.) are probably not anything you haven't heard but the perspective and research in the article is what makes them useful.
Below is an excerpt on helping others more.
One of the most counterintuitive pieces of advice I found is that to make yourself feel happier, you should help others. In fact, 100 hours per year (or two hours per week) is the optimal time we should dedicate to helping others in order to enrich our lives. If we go back to Shawn Achor’s book again, he says this about helping others:
…when researchers interviewed more than 150 people about their recent purchases, they found that money spent on activities—such as concerts and group dinners out—brought far more pleasure than material purchases like shoes, televisions, or expensive watches. Spending money on other people, called “prosocial spending,” also boosts happiness.
There you go. Sometimes we just need to live outside of ourselves for a bit. Please read the full article here.
Have a happier day.
