Summary of Richard Wiseman's 59 Seconds

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#1 Happiness is not just the feeling of being content, but the effects it has on you. It makes you enjoy life more, and it actually affects how successful you are in both your personal life and your professional life.

#2 The best way to become happier is to understand that 50 percent of your happiness is genetically determined, and so cannot be altered. The remaining 40 percent is derived from your day-to-day behavior and the way you think about yourself and others.

#3 The road to happiness depends on people’s ability to push negative thoughts out of their mind, but research shows that this may be more likely to increase rather than decrease misery. You can distract yourself by spending time with your family, going to a party, getting more involved in your work, or taking up a new hobby.

#4 The a problem shared is a problem halved approach is to vent your feelings and release negative emotions, but that doesn’t always help. Instead, you can try expressive writing, which has been shown to help with psychological and physical well-being.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822525955

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Insights on Richard Wiseman's 59 Seconds

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Happiness is not just the feeling of being content, but the effects it has on you. It makes you enjoy life more, and it actually affects how successful you are in both your personal life and your professional life.

#2

The best way to become happier is to understand that 50 percent of your happiness is genetically determined, and so cannot be altered. The remaining 40 percent is derived from your day-to-day behavior and the way you think about yourself and others.

#3

The road to happiness depends on people’s ability to push negative thoughts out of their mind, but research shows that this may be more likely to increase rather than decrease misery. You can distract yourself by spending time with your family, going to a party, getting more involved in your work, or taking up a new hobby.

#4

The a problem shared is a problem halved approach is to vent your feelings and release negative emotions, but that doesn’t always help. Instead, you can try expressive writing, which has been shown to help with psychological and physical well-being.

#5

Thinking and writing are very different. Thinking can be somewhat unstructured, disorganized, and even chaotic, while writing encourages the creation of a story line and structure that help people make sense of what has happened and work toward a solution.

#6

Gratitude is a powerful tool for boosting happiness. It is the act of acknowledging and appreciating your assets and good things in life, and it has been proven to make you happier.

#7

When trying to write your way to a happier life, expressing gratitude is just the tip of the iceberg. There is also the notion of getting in touch with your inner perfect self. In a classic study, participants were asked to spend a few minutes during four consecutive days describing their ideal future. They were asked to be realistic but to imagine that all had gone as well as it possibly could.

#8

A body of research has shown that writing