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7 Things You Won’t Believe Science Says Make You Happy | Cracked.com

Posted by Xeno on September 27, 2012

You can find plenty of articles in magazines or on the Internet with tips for living a happier, more fulfilling life. Things like “exercise” and “be an understanding spouse” are all time-honored ways to beat a path to happiness, and won’t be included here. But there are also some seemingly random activities that are more like cheat codes to happiness — things you never would have expected can actually make you feel better about yourself and your life in general. For instance …

Watching Sad Movies …

Read 7 Things You Won’t Believe Science Says Make You Happy | Cracked.com.

The other six: #6. Eating Red Meat, #5. Keeping Your Mind Busy, #4. Getting into Fights, #3. Riding the Subway, #2. Doing Chores, #1. Thinking About Death

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2 Responses to “7 Things You Won’t Believe Science Says Make You Happy | Cracked.com”

  1. ileana said

    #6 red meat has a lot of protein. I eat it, not consistently, only sometimes. I always say thanks to the animal. I believe its soul knew before it was born on Earth that it’s going to be sacrificed, and yet it was so generous of them to come.
    #5 yes, i can testify to that. Sudoku keeps my mind busy.
    #4 no, i’ll pass on this one. Friendly competitions – okay
    #3 I wonder – would the skytrain qualify too?
    #2 yup, yuckup :)
    #1 interesting, i’ll try it.

  2. ileana said

    animals’ souls also know, before birth, that there are many possible time lines: one would have been that people became mostly vegetarian. Another one – lacto vegetarians. Another one – vegans. Yet another one – breatharians. But the present one – many of us are meat eaters, and red meat makes us happy… Thank you so much, gentle cow, i love you.

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