The three habits of "people who always look happy somehow". It only takes five minutes to be happy.

Even if I am busy every day, I always want to feel happy and spend it at the same time. However, both physically and mentally are tired, not relaxed at all, and it is not a happy place.

Convey to such you three habits that "just five minutes" can improve your happiness. No matter how hurried I am, I have collected things that can be done easily. I'll explain it to you right away.

The habit of "writing gratitude notes" within 1.5 minutes

The person who always looks happy may have the habit of doing "this". This is the habit of writing down small thanks in a notebook.

In fact, studies have shown that "thank you" behavior increases happiness. American psychologists Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough divided the subjects into two groups.

1. 毎日、感謝できることを5つ書くグループ
2. 何もしないグループ

In this way, the grateful 1 subjects looked at life more positively and felt the upsurge of happiness than the 2 subjects who did nothing. In addition, the improvement of sleep quality, the increase of the amount of exercise and the reduction of physical discomfort also have a good effect.

The grateful group in the study wrote "small thanks" for parents, favorite singers, waking up in the morning, and so on. You don't have to give you a "special thank you" to bring happiness.

According to psychologist Tal Ben Shaher, the same initiative had been practiced before the study was published, and it was important to be "firmly aware and grateful" when writing five thanks. The trick is to press the next point.

The author also felt that the things that had to be done were piled up and felt as tired as being oppressed, so I wrote a "thank you note" about 5 minutes before going to bed.

As the study shows, it is written with trivial thanks. In Mr. Shah's work, you can write not only what others do, but also what you do, so things like "being able to eat dinner faster than usual" are also included in the thank-you notes. Then, in accordance with Mr. Shah's suggestion, I wrote a firm consciousness to thank the object.

On the day when "the weather is fine", I thought of the warm sunshine. The day when it says "the coffee is delicious in a coffee shop" is reminiscent of the taste of coffee drunk in a beautiful space. I spent only 5 minutes before going to bed to end the day in a very happy mood. I don't know if I don't have a heart, and the quality of sleep is better.

Mr. Shah suggests that if you write gratitude notes for a week, then write one day a week. If you can do it once a week, you won't worry about it in the future.

You can really feel the negative feeling of "tired" and turn into a "rare" positive emotion. Please be sure to try.

The habit of "doing what you love best" in 2.5 minutes

For people who always feel happy, even for a short time, it is effective to create time to indulge in their favorite things.

Because the "excitement" you feel when you indulge in your favorite things will lead the brain to think positively. According to the explanation of Akio Nishida, who studies and guides image training on the basis of brain physiology, its structure is as follows.

"Happy!" I'm very happy! I'm looking forward to it! If you feel "wait," the brain will become "fast". It emits neurotransmitters (adrenaline, dopamine, endorphins) that activate the brain. Even very hard things feel valuable, "right here!" "such a scene can be successful.

Like this, positive thinking, which comes from excitement, brings energy that can be ridden even in pain.

"because it is an ordinary day that only does work, there is nothing to excite people. "it doesn't matter to be such a person. Psychological consultant Hui Nakajima said that even five minutes after a day, as long as you do "what you really like," you will feel satisfied and excited. If you get a positive self like this, you will have a sense of happiness.

For instance,

Wait, how about that? No matter how busy you are at work, as long as you make sure for 5 minutes, you will be fascinated by your favorite things.

"I'm tired. "" do you have to work tomorrow? With such a nasty mood, it is a pity to fall asleep immediately after eating and bathing. As long as you come into contact with your "favorite", you will naturally have positive thinking and a happy mood.

The habit of "cleaning a little bit" for 3.5 minutes

In order to live a day like "I'm happy today," do you want to start the good habit of cleaning up a little in a short time?

Because the relationship between cleaning and happiness is psychologically recognized. According to Xiao Gao Qianzhi, a psychological counselor, if you continue to clean up, you can often sort out your mind and heart, so you can maintain a stable mental state. This produces spiritual affluence, even small things can feel happiness, so happiness will also be improved. Cleaning is also one of the psychotherapy.

"I'm too busy every day to clean up! "there is no need to worry about such a person. Facts have proved that happiness can be achieved even if the cleaning time is very short.

Vacuum cleaner manufacturer Electronics Japan Co., Ltd. conducted a survey of 600 men and women aged 20 and 40 and found the following.

[frequency of "a little cleaning"] and [happiness]

In this survey, "clean up a little bit" means "clean up as soon as you notice it". When you pay a little attention to it, the more you have to clean, the more happy you will feel. Even if not created for a period of time, as long as you get into the habit of cleaning frequently, you can maintain your happiness, which is very happy.

Finally, I would like to introduce the tips put forward by brain physician Junde Kato to develop cleaning habits.

These two points are especially important for people who are not good at cleaning and tidying up. Cleaning is a task that increases the load on the brain, and in order to do it a little more easily, it is effective to "decide the time to do only one place".

For instance,、「お風呂が沸くまでの5分だけトイレ掃除をする」「出かける前に5分だけリビングを片づける」といった程度なら、忙しい人でも、面倒くさがりな人でもやりやすいはず。こまめな掃除を続ければ、あなたの幸福度もきっと高まりますよ。

* busy business people should also be able to start a habit that can be completed in 5 minutes! If you have something you care about, be sure to try it.

(reference) by Tal Ben Shah, translated by Narase Ma Mei (2015), the course that changed the Life of Harvard, Daiwa study. Diamond online | Human is an animal dragged down by "emotion". The feeling of jubilation produces positive thinking! Toyo Economic online | people with high sense of self-affirmation are "habit of abandoning" and "habit of continuing" PR TIMES | cleaning "a little bit" as soon as you notice is the key to getting ahead and being happy! Mercari Magazine | "Don't take things lightly". Ask brain scientists not to be frustrated to clean up the tricks

[brief introduction to the author] Kobayashi Maho University is studying Constitution and legal Policy Theory at Law School. Pass the 2-level FP skill test, etc., rich experience in qualification learning. Through working in a non-life insurance company, from the many accurate and rapid response experiences required, I am very interested in efficient work skills, such as thinking methods and time management, and strive to collect information every day.