Do this only thing every day can make you happier, expert says
You will be more productive and content if you fill an easy task every day.
We are a busy corps. OurTask Lists Are always a kilometer long and no matter how many things we are going through, there still seems to be a million more from. While some of these tasks are essential work or home responsibilities - others are the types of things we fill ourFree time with to feel productive (like cooking the banana bread inquarantine, for example). But doing all these tasks do not really make us happier. In fact, it's really the little things that matter most, search shows.
"The great achievements are much less likely thanwinsAnd if we wait for them to feel good about our work, most of us will suffer vast deserts from Tedium "Teresa Amabile, professor at Harvard Business School and co-author ofThe principle of progress: use small victories to inflame joy, engagement and creativity at work, recently saidThe New York Times.
Instead, Amabile explained that there is an easy way to feel more accomplished and satisfy your life.Make a minor task every day, either reading a chapter in a book or wash the dishes - and consider it a "little victory".
According to the research of Amabile, taking the time to appreciate theseMONDAIN but meaningful tasks Can have as much positive impact on your productivity, your happiness and your confidence at the end of an important project.
Similarly, a 2016 study published in theJournal of the Association for Consumer Research also found that theSimple pleasures in life give people the most satisfaction. That explains why you could feel a sense of accomplishment when you hang a photo that has been sitting for weeks or finally call this friend you have played a phone tag with.
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"At the end of each day, you should recognize your victories - big and small and celebrate them," said Amabile. And for easier ways to find joy, see these50 hacks of happiness entirely supported by science.