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What Determines Day To Day Happiness?

What Determines Day To Day Happiness?

Oh, wow – so here is what determines your day-to-day happiness.

My key takeaways:

  • You only control about 40% of your “happiness.”
  • Don’t spend a second on the 10% of your happiness that will change every day.
  • Spend all the time you can with friends and family.
  • Be thankful.
  • Be optomistic.
  • Be physically active.
  • Don’t buy things with money – buy the freedom of time.

Read the entire thread (all 10 tweets)! 👇

1. About 50% of happiness is determined by genetics.

10% is determined by circumstances.

And 40% is determined by us: our thoughts, our actions, and our attitude.

Most of us overestimate the role of circumstances – and underestimate our own role – in increasing our happiness.

— Zain Kahn (@heykahn) December 21, 2021

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