How to build positive feelings and become happier

This chapter will build on the last by explaining the importance of happiness and positive emotions. It will get you to start thinking about what you enjoy and how you can find more pleasure in the everyday. It will tell you what are the best long-term happiness boosters, introduce you to what it means to be in flow and remind you of the joy of living attentively in the present.

Positive feelings, or positive emotions, are much more than just feeling happy. Positive feelings include: joy, pleasure, excitement, surprise, delight, interest, fun, pride, love, desire, awe, wonder, contentment, enjoyment and, of course, happiness. Feeling positive ...

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