7 Reasons Why Happiness Should Be A Priority
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JAKARTA - Harvard University has been researching happiness for 80 years. From year to year, the study shows that there are two things related to happiness, namely relationships and health.

In research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it is stated that happiness is also healthy.

If you often subordinate happiness, here are reasons to start making happiness your top priority.

Happiness is related to health
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Feelings, thoughts and bodies are related, as psycho-neuroimmunology studies. They explore the connection between the mind, brain and body immunity.

Research has found that emotional conditions such as fear, depression and anger send signals to produce cortisol, adrenaline and epinephrine.

These three hormones tell the body system to respond. If a person keeps getting imbalanced between their mind, body and feelings, they can get sick.

A positive outlook is happier
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Feelings of suspicion and anxiety are certainly not happy. When a person sees the bright side of a negative situation, he will go through difficult times more easily.

It's not that you feel better when things don't go according to plan. However, seeing an event in an 'other' way can make the steps feel lighter.

Happiness is contagious
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If happiness can be contagious, why not make the people around you feel it too?

In many cases, friends share emotions. For example, when experiencing a bitter incident and being negative, it will affect those closest to them.

If negative emotions are contagious, then why not just share the good emotions?

Being happy makes time more valuable
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Time feels short when filled with fast paced activities. It felt like life was too short to be lived unhappily. This reason makes a person know how to be happier.

Happiness is the most luxurious decoration
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Most people are attracted by a happy face. Glowing and laughing faces are a representation of happiness. This is the most luxurious and natural decoration.

Feeling happy is easier to focus
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Launching from Harveker, happiness naturally channels energy. When you are happy, making a work plan, making decisions and dealing with difficult situations will be easier. The fear that fills the mind will not help in choosing and getting the best opportunity.

Happiness will result in good things
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Medically, it has been researched in various studies. As in the first point, that happiness is related to health and relationships. Both of these are good things to be had.

In addition, other good things such as feeling happy in completing tasks, not easily suspicious of others, feeling calm are also obtained when being happy.

Apart from the seven points above, have any other reasons to make happiness a priority?


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