Learning Challenge: Happiness

Over the past few weeks I have been doing a learning challenge from each of the HEART categories - health/happiness, empathy, attention, reading, and time management - and last week I completed the last category! I decided from now on I will focus on those that interest me the most - health/happiness and empathy! I am a proficient reader, and I am a skilled planner (time management and attention are vital skills for engineering majors!). For this week, I skimmed through the happiness articles on the challenge page and came across this one on "Turning a Bad Day Around" - so I will give you my thoughts on it!

I think the idea of taking steps to turning around your day is great (again, I LOVE lists and steps!). First: understanding the problem. Then, pausing for a moment to realize how great your life actually is. Finally, changing your routine and expectations to make sure you are on a path to happiness. 

These are realistic steps, and can be done fairly easily. I loves the case studies in the article. Key takeaways: focus on opportunities not problems (seems a lot like the growth mindset) and remember it's just one day (I think this is probably the most calming statement when I am in a panic). 

Anyone can turn their day around - it's all about having the right PERSPECTIVE! 

Key points to turn your day from bad to awesome! (Source).