Eight Morning Habits That Can Make You Miserable 1. Immediately reaching for your phone. Give yourself a chance to wake up, and maybe go start a pot of coffee. Your phone is full of stressful stuff. So it’s not a great way to start your day. 2. Dwelling on yesterday’s problems or mistakes. Try thinking of […]
A new survey asked 5,000 Americans, across all 50 states, how OPTIMISTIC they are on a scale of 1 to 10. And the GOOD NEWS is that the average answer was 6.7. The most optimistic people are in Wyoming, where the average was 7.2. California is second, followed by New Jersey . . . Alabama […]
An annual study found the happiest states in the U.S. in 2024. All 50 states were ranked based on 30 different metrics, including stuff like: Emotional and physical health . . . career satisfaction . . . unemployment . . . life expectancy . . . depression . . . sleep . . . and […]
If you’ve never tried meditating because you can’t sit still that long, this is easier. A team at Berkeley published a study on a simple exercise that can make you happier. It only takes 20 seconds a day, but you have to make it a habit. Basically, you’re giving yourself a 20-second HUG with intent. […]