8 Things You Should Do Every Single Day !! This story originally appeared on Redbookmag. Give a compliment Like your baristas earrings? Tell her—youll both have a better day. Being altruistic boosts your mood, says Shana Cole, who studies the effects of compliments at New York University. It works best if youre sincere: Make sure compliments have legitimately been earned, Cole says. Make your bed Fluffed pillows are more than pretty—the sheer act of making the bed can set you up for success. You start your day with a tiny, but real, accomplishment, says Gretchen Rubin, author of Happier at Home. And in a huge survey, 71 percent of bed-makers described themselves as happy compared with 62 percent of non-bed-makers. Moisturize This is how you get people to say, Youre too young to have kids that grown-up! A study found that someone with well-hydrated skin will develop wrinkles as she ages, of course, but with dry skin, shell develop almost twice as many. Apply moisturizer morning and night. Take a lunch break A third of us eat at our desks, but wolfing down a sandwich in front of PowerPoint is a waste of a turkey club. In a study, people who had a leisurely meal with others later reported feeling more relaxed and able to think more freely. Eating alone is fine, says Nancy Rothbard, a professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania: Just dont spend your hour on errands. You have to get away from your to-do list to benefit from the break. Drink Water Any dehydration can affect your mood, energy level, and ability to think clearly, according to two studies from the University of Connecticut. Women who were slightly dehydrated also reported tasks to be harder and found it more difficult to concentrate, says Lawrence E. Armstrong, one of the studies lead authors. Keep a bottle of water nearby. Lay out your gym clothes at night Its a lot harder to blow off your a.m. workout if you wake up to your running shoes staring you in the face. It’s also practical: “You can waste valuable time tracking down socks from the laundry,” says Los Angeles–based trainer Gunnar Peterson, who has trained Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Lopez, and others. Set up a no-phone zone Create this simple rule in your house: No smartphones in the kitchen while youre cooking or eating. These are the places we come together to have conversations. Be social Nobody has time for a drink with the girls every night, but consider this: People who lack social connections suffer from risk factors equivalent to about 15 cigarettes a day, new research found. A fix? Just reach out—in any way—to someone you care about, even if you dont have a burning reason to connect with them right this minute. Dont you think this is actually true? :)
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 06:50:01 +0000
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