Be Happier & Somewhere Else

Want to be happier? Dangerous Dave talks about 5 expert tips on how to make yourself happier. Plus, we spend 40 minutes a day wishing somewhere else. The beach tops the list of where we want to escape to.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is deeper in the din with dangerous day. You
know somebody who's happy all the time, you'll wonder how
is this person so happy? Doctor Sanjay Gupta recently compared
it to people who are naturally thin and don't have
to work hard at it. It's kind of annoying, right,
But according to a happiness expert, you can actually learn
to be happier. Here's five habits to increase your happiness.

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You want to be a happier person, do this first
of all, find things you can be fully absorbed in.
When you're fully engaged in something you don't notice the
passage of time is called the flow state, which is
associated with more joy. Practice random acts of kindness. It'll
make you feel generous, capable, and give you more joy
as well. Nurture your relationships. Researchers have found that it's

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important for happiness, more important than money, job, or even
your health. And express gratitude too, counting your blessings and
be thankful for him and finally, celebrate good news, give
yourself a pat on the back when you've earned it.
Celebrate other people's wins too, because if you do, it'll
make you happy. It's about being grateful and fostering a community.

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I'm just happy I told you that. Deeper in the
Ta Well, you know, the number might be higher on
a Monday. A poll poll the average person spends forty
minutes a day wishing they were somewhere else thinking about
their next vacation average four hours forty two minutes a week.
As the weather gets colder, we think about it even more.
The average winter is forty six minutes a day. Top
places we wish we were right now. The beach tops

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the list, followed by on a road trip in the mountains,
on an island, camping, on an adventure at a theme park,
cultural historical location, festival, concert, or sporting event, or somewhere
that involves really good food. So forty minutes a day
you wish you were somewhere else. Really, for me, it's
about forty minutes an hour to me. They came for
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