10.12.2010

More about happiness

Our sense of happiness can have a great impact on our health and life. Jeremy Milnes explores the things that make us happy. Find out how happiness affects your health and how to get more of it in your life.

Watch the video and complete the questions (to check your answers, click on "comments").

a) Can you complete the list of things that have to come together to produce happiness?
__________________, healthy mind, __________________, success, __________________.

b) Which things impact on our happiness?
Our __________________, our beliefs, our __________________, our upbringing, our income

c) How happy we are is influenced by four things:
1. Biology: __________________
2. Personality: Who tend to be happier?
3. Environment: our __________________, our income and whether we are in a __________________.
4. __________________ because it releases endorphines.

d) What is great about happiness?
e) Our levels of happiness can change from time to time so what pieces of advice does he give us?
- First of all _____________________________________
- Aim for __________________ and a positive attitude on life.
- The important thing is what _____________________________________
- Focus on _____________________________________
- Take up _____________________________________
- _______________ regularly.
- Laugh and ________________________________ because laughing releases tension and makes you feel better.



1 comment:

eoilumi1 said...

a) relationships, healthy body, security
b)attitudes, self-esteem
c)
1. our genes
2. extroverts (they socialize more)
3. health, relationship
4. exercise
d) the psychological effects
e)
- be realistic
- contentment
- you can do for yourself
- the positive aspects of your life
- new hobbies
- exercise
- have fun