happy things

• we remember happy times & forget bad more often
• treating yourself to many different little things makes you happier than few larger things
• good friends & loving marriages & health are keys to life satisfaction
• 40% of what we do every day is habit, so make happy things part of your habits !
• savoring the moment makes you happier ! focus on the moment
  • this decreases depression as well:)
• people are happiest when exercising, socializing & having sex
• your friends being happy increases your chance of happiness by 45%-- your friends being happy makes you happier than earning money does !!!!!!!!
• most sustainable way to change your habits is to surround yourself with people who act/ do what you want to do too
• 75% of people regret things they DIDN'T do; only 25% regret what they did do
• 70% of your happiness is your relationships with other people !!!!!!
• nurses are the most trusted profession for the 20th year in a row
• bids/ responding to people when they talk to you is HUGE

other

• reminding people of their childhood makes them donate more money ?
• the sensation of thirst decreases with aging
• sitting for 6+ hours a day increases your risk of dying in the next 15 years even if you exercise
• life does go quicker as you get older
• almost half of americans have hypertension
• 69% of all relationship problems never go away
• exercising in urban/ polluted areas can reduce exercise benefits
• 1/3 of older US deaths is due to excess weight
• eat blander, more boring, less varied food to eat less
• people who are stressed are 43% more likely to die
  • UNLESS they don't view stress as a bad thing !!!!
• how you feel in the morning affects your whole day
• eating while watching TV makes the food less satisfying
• thinking about your mortality can motivate you
• 1/4 of people have no close friends
• no friends is worse for you than obesity & the same as smoking 15 cigarettes a day
• 10 things to do every day
• putting your serving food at a different table, you eat 20% less !!!!
• you breath in/ eat/ drink ~ a credit card worth of microplastics A WEEK
• UM SOCIAL REJECTION PAIN is reduced by pain meds ??
• stop worrying about what other people think & stop doing safety thigns !!! this makes you more interesting & happier
• sleep makes you smarter, asking for help makes you smarter, being calm and EXERCISING as always do too

why you SHOULD exercise/ health

• In fact, a vigorous exercise regimen in midlife might delay dementia onset by a decade.
• very few are exercising enough
• mediterrean diet helps you live longer
• motixvation to exercise