Three Steps To Speed Us On The Road To Happiness

Harry Hoover
4 min readFeb 22, 2016

We’re on the road to happiness. Our journey begins with a single step toward getting happier, not with trying to achieve happiness in one giant leap. We get there step-by-step, mile-by-mile, getting a little bit happier each day. Or, at least, that’s our goal. Science has shown that 48% of our happiness level is hard-wired into us.

So, the good news is that we can control the other 52% of our happiness, even if we were given some gloomy genes.

Gloomy? Read our article on the 7 reasons you aren’t happy.

Let’s look at how taking some incremental steps speed us along our route to the ultimate goal: happiness. Three steps will get you moving in the right direction:

  1. Be Grateful
  2. Be A Friend
  3. Be Mindful

Three Steps On The Road To Happiness

Be Grateful. You’ve heard all the pop-psychology mumbo-jumbo about how having a positive outlook makes all the difference in one’s life. Well, science has proven it. Practicing gratitude rewires your brain, reduces depression and provides you with an increased feeling of well-being. How do you go about being grateful? Here’s a list of 25 things you can do to practice gratitude.

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Harry Hoover
Harry Hoover

Written by Harry Hoover

Harry is the author of Get Glad: Your Practical Guide To A Happier Life, Moving to Charlotte: The Un-Tourist Guide, Born Creative, & The Dad’s Book of Jokes.

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