{"id":97,"date":"2021-03-23T13:29:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/?p=97"},"modified":"2021-11-11T14:47:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:47:48","slug":"positive-psychology-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/mental-health\/positive-psychology-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Psychology Strategies to Improve Your Everyday Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living. It&#8217;s an approach to psychology that takes into account not just negative experiences but also positive ones. There are many ways you can apply these findings in your own life to become happier and more successful in all areas of your life. So let&#8217;s take a look at some positive psychology strategies for improving everyday life.<\/p>\n<h2>Positive psychology plays an important role in our lives<\/h2>\n<p>Positive psychology focuses on what makes individuals and communities thrive. This field of study is a relatively new one, emerging in 1998. Since then, psychologists have studied the different factors that contribute to positive emotions and ways to cultivate personal strengths. We will go over some of these strategies for living a happier life. We will also be dispelling common myths about happiness from recent research findings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40\" src=\"http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-2.jpg\" alt=\"type of psychology\" width=\"984\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-2.jpg 984w, http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-2-300x138.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-2-768x354.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To create a happier lifestyle, you must first understand your strengths and how they work together and where your weaknesses lie so that you can develop them into strengths too. There are main sources of happiness:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>family relationships<\/li>\n<li>friendships<\/li>\n<li>engaging work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Positive psychology is a relatively new field that focuses on building up positive emotions and traits. It&#8217;s the antithesis of traditional psychoanalysis, which focuses on healing and relieving pain and stress. Today, psychologists are studying how to build happiness in everyday life by focusing on improving our lives instead of curing our ills.<\/p>\n<h2>Positive psychology solutions for everyday problems<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-38\" src=\"http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-3.jpg 385w, http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-3-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thejaynatmf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic-positive-psychology-strategies-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>Positive psychology is a growing field of research and practice that focuses on the positive aspects of life, such as happiness, optimism, and hope. This type of psychology is more beneficial than traditional counseling because it does not focus on fixing what is wrong but instead on improving daily experiences by cultivating strengths and virtues. Although there are many strategies that one can use in this realm, here are five key ways to implement these techniques into your everyday life:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Maintain an optimistic mindset<\/li>\n<li>Increase opportunities for gratitude<\/li>\n<li>Aim for flow in activities<\/li>\n<li>Practice mindfulness meditation every day<\/li>\n<li>Work with your temperament.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Positive psychology is a relatively new field in psychology, but it has already shown its benefits to individuals and society as a whole. Positive psychologists focus on things that make life more enjoyable and fulfilling instead of studying mental illness. This approach has been used to improve people&#8217;s lives worldwide, from school children learning how to deal with stress to soldiers being able to adjust back into civilian life after serving in war zones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living. It&#8217;s an approach to psychology that takes into account not just negative experiences but also positive ones. There are many ways you can apply these findings in your own life to become happier and more successful in all areas of your life. 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