Jumat, 31 Desember 2010

tips tips tips~~


1. Savor Everyday Moments

Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play. Study participants who took time to “savor” ordinary events that they normally hurried through, or to think back on pleasant moments from their day, “showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression,” says psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky.

2. Avoid Comparisons

While keeping up with the Joneses is part of American culture, comparing ourselves with others can be damaging to happiness and self-esteem. Instead of comparing ourselves to others, focusing on our own personal achievement leads to greater satisfaction, according to Lyubomirsky.

3. Put Money Low on the List

People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, according to researchers Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan. Their findings hold true across nations and cultures. “The more we seek satisfactions in material goods, the less we find them there,” Ryan says. “The satisfaction has a short half-life—it’s very fleeting.” Money-seekers also score lower on tests of vitality and self-actualization.

4. Have Meaningful Goals

“People who strive for something significant, whether it’s learning a new craft or raising moral children, are far happier than those who don’t have strong dreams or aspirations,” say Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener. “As humans, we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.” Harvard’s resident happiness professor, Tal Ben-Shahar, agrees, “Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning. Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.”

5. Take Initiative at Work

How happy you are at work depends in part on how much initiative you take. Researcher Amy Wrzesniewski says that when we express creativity, help others, suggest improvements, or do additional tasks on the job, we make our work more rewarding and feel more in control.

6. Make Friends, Treasure Family

Happier people tend to have good families, friends, and supportive relationships, say Diener and Biswas-Diener. But it’s not enough to be the life of the party if you’re surrounded by shallow acquaintances. “We don’t just need relationships, we need close ones” that involve understanding and caring.

7. Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

It sounds simple, but it works. “Happy people…see possibilities, opportunities, and success. When they think of the future, they are optimistic, and when they review the past, they tend to savor the high points,” say Diener and Biswas-Diener. Even if you weren’t born looking at the glass as half-full, with practice, a positive outlook can become a habit.

8. Say Thank You Like You Mean It

People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier, more optimistic, and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals, according to author Robert Emmons. Research by Martin Seligman, founder of positive psychology, revealed that people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness, and lower on depression—and the effect lasts for weeks.

9. Get Out and Exercise

A Duke University study shows that exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression, without all the side effects and expense. Other research shows that in addition to health benefits, regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction, releases feel-good endorphins, and boosts self-esteem.

10. Give It Away, Give It Away Now!

Make altruism and giving part of your life, and be purposeful about it. Researcher Stephen Post says helping a neighbor, volunteering, or donating goods and services results in a “helper’s high,” and you get more health benefits than you would from exercise or quitting smoking. Listening to a friend, passing on your skills, celebrating others’ successes, and forgiveness also contribute to happiness, he says. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn found that those who spend money on others reported much greater happiness than those who spend it on themselves.

demam bola :3

Hollaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I AM BACK, I AM BACK!!!! *santai mel
oke sebelumnya Assalamualaikum semuanya tintingting
gue udah beberapa bulan menghilang ditelan bumi *blupblupblup* dan sekarang gue muncul lagi HUAHAHAHAHAHA.

Yaaaaap, di postingan kali ini gue mau cerita tentang kegilaan gue tentang dunia bola. Anyway, gue emang kurang ngerti tentang bola tapi.... GUE BUKAN CEWEK YG SOTAU YG CUMA NONTON BOLA LIAT PEMAINNYA YG GANTENG, inget noooooh! haha no offense ye.
Gue juga objektif kalo milih pemain favorite gue, contohnya Cristiano Ronaldo. Nah pemain ganteng ini *ups dan juga jagoooooo ini bener2 idola gue sampe ubun-ubun. pernah gue bela-belain pas lg UAS gue bangun jam 3 pagi terus nonton dia main Mardrid vs Barca, TUH GUE FANATIK BANGET GA SEEEEH?

Oke lanjut....
Belum lama ini kan ada perhelatan bola akbar di Asean, yaitu AFF Suzuki. disitu Timnas kita yg terdiri dari Firman, Okto, Gonzales, Bachdim, Bambang, Yongki, Hamka, Gustomi, Markus, dll banting tulang banget tuh disitu. gue juga jadi fanatik gitu decccccch sama pemain Timnas HUAHAHAHA. ada 2 favorite gue, pertama kalinya gue suka Gonzales. tapi lama-lama kok gue jadi tertarik sama Firman ya? iya FIRMAN UTINA YG KAPTEN LOOOOH YANG BERNOMER PUNGGUNG 15 oke ga nyantai. dia bener2 keren banget ngasih umpan dan kalo ngebobolin gawang lawan. walaupun gue sempet sedih dia gagal mengeksekusi gawang Malaysia pas final leg 2 di GBK, tapi tetep dong aku padamu Firman Utinaaaaaa




Daaaaaan gue mau norak nih... saking gilanya gue dengan bola, avatar gue di twitter sampe ngejreng banget booooooo. nih kalo ga percaya


gue yg kiri bos, jangan salah sangka haha yg kanan temen gue