​​​​Optimism Leads To Happiness: How To Think Positive And Be Happy

Impact

• You feel powerless and helpless to become happy (so you already feel bad and unhappy!)
• Also, your mind is not energized or motivated to help you make any changes to become happier, since it believes it is pointless
• The result is that you have much less success becoming happier, and you find this a much more challenging process

Sensibility

• Clearly whether you are happy or not depends largely on what you do and think
• For example, if you think in miserable ways, you’ll predictably be unhappier, and if you think in happier ways, you’ll predictably be happier
• So it makes no sense at all to believe you’re doomed to be unhappy regardless of what you do… Since whether you’re miserable or not depends completely on what you do!

Impact

• You feel powerless and helpless to become happier or to ever stay happy (so you already feel bad and unhappy!)
• Also, your mind is not energized or motivated to help you make any changes to become happier, since it believes it is pointless
• The result is that you have much less success becoming happier and staying happy, and you find this a much more challenging process

Sensibility

• Clearly whether you are happy or not depends largely on what you do and think
• For example, if you think in miserable ways, you’ll predictably be unhappier, and if you think in happier ways, you’ll predictably be happier
• So it makes no sense at all to believe you can’t ever become happier or stay consistently happy regardless of what you do… Since whether you become happier or not depends completely on what you do!

Impact

• You naturally dread the process of becoming happier, due to believing the process will be long, hard, and miserable
• So not only are you unhappy about the idea of becoming happier (!), but you are also less energized and motivated to take any action to become happier, like improving your thinking
• The result is that you have much less success becoming happier, and you find it a more challenging process… Just as you dreaded!

Sensibility

• Nonsense! The more you know what to do to become happier, and the more you take action to become happier (like improving your thinking), the faster and easier you can become happier.
• So it makes no sense at all to believe that becoming happier will necessarily be a long, hard process regardless of what you do… When how long (or how easy it is) depends entirely on what you do!
• Also, becoming happier is an inherently enjoyable, feel-good process… So it makes no sense at all to think of the process of becoming happier as “unenjoyable” in any way, when it is literally one of the most enjoyable things you will ever do!

Impact

• You feel more powerful and capable (so you already feel better and happier!)
• Also, your mind is more energized and motivated to help you make changes to become happier, since it believes there is a point in doing it
• The result is that you have much more success becoming happier, and you find this a much easier process

Sensibility

• Clearly whether you are happy or not depends largely on how you think
• For example, if you think in miserable ways, you’ll predictably be unhappier, and if you think in happier ways, you’ll predictably be happier
• So it makes complete sense to believe you can stop being unhappy by changing the way you think about things

Impact

• You feel more powerful and capable (so you already feel better and happier!)
• Also, your mind is more energized and motivated to help you make changes to become happier, since it believes there is a point in doing it
• The result is that you have much more success becoming happier, and you find this a much easier process

Sensibility

• Clearly whether you are happy or not depends largely on how you think
• For example, if you think in miserable ways, you’ll predictably be unhappier, and if you think in happier ways, you’ll predictably be happier
• So it makes complete sense to believe you can become happier and stay happy consistently by thinking about things in a more positive way

Impact

• You naturally look forward more to the process of becoming happier, due believing that you can make the process faster, easier, and more enjoyable by learning how to improve your thinking
• So not only are you happier about the idea of becoming happier (which makes complete sense!), but you are also more energized and motivated to take action to become happier and to improve your thoughts
• The result is that you have much more success becoming happier, and you find it a much faster, easier, more enjoyable process… Just as you believed it could be!

Sensibility

• Think about it: clearly, the more you know what to do to become happier, and the more you take action to become happier (like improving your thinking), the faster and easier you can become happier.
• So it makes complete sense to believe that becoming happier can be a faster and easier process, the more you learn how to improve your thinking
• Also, improving your thinking and becoming happier is an inherently enjoyable, feel-good process… So it makes complete sense to think of the process of becoming happier as becoming more and more enjoyable, the more you improve your thinking!