{"id":2262551,"date":"2024-06-07T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T21:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-key-to-creating-a-happy-life-and-the-science-that-proves-it\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T17:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T21:57:48","slug":"the-key-to-creating-a-happy-life-and-the-science-that-proves-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-key-to-creating-a-happy-life-and-the-science-that-proves-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking Happiness: The Science Behind a Joyful Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-key-to-creating-a-happy-life-and-the-science-that-proves-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Opsies, I \u2063almost forgot \u2063\u2026\u2063 the ice caps were gone \u2026. \u201cnow.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That is probably the most honest and accurate description\u200c of the difference between conservatives and\u200c progressives that\u200c I, and \u200clikely many, have ever read:\u200b Our beliefs affect our happiness \u2014 and the society we live in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I suppose the only reasonable conclusion one could draw is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-federal-scrutiny-nyu-law-school-faces-uproar-over-anti-semitism\/\" title=\"Under Federal Scrutiny, NYU Law School Faces Uproar Over Anti-Semitism\">progressive attitude<\/a> \u2062is non-specific\u200b to country, and it is the problem, not the country itself. People\u200d are made miserable by \u200btheir own natures \u2062when they lean toward\u200b a \u201cprogressive ideology\u201d too hard, \u200csomething that has become increasingly apparent in\u2062 recent times, with \u200dtheir \u2064constant commentary\u2062 on every aspect of \u2062life and\u200b society \u2064as a whole. Happiness is \u2062possible when we are grateful, humble, \u200ckind, and when\u2063 we do not\u200d entertain the promoter that \u2064is \u2062our own victimhood. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This article discusses the\u2062 idea of finding happiness and questioning whether there is a secret to living a\u2062 happy life. The writer shares their own thoughts on the matter and explains \u2064how they \u200bprioritize practicing \u2062gratitude \u2063in their life.\u200b They reference \u2063a study from Finland which suggests that individuals who identify as &#8220;woke&#8221; are more likely to be unhappy,\u2063 anxious, and depressed. The \u2063study looked at the\u200b correlation \u200cbetween progressive beliefs\u200d and mental well-being. The article also mentions other \u2062studies and \u2064opinions\u2064 on the subject, ultimately concluding that the victimhood mentality promoted by progressive ideology can \u200dlead\u200b to\u200c unhappiness and that true happiness can\u2062 be\u200b found through gratitude, kindness, and positive thinking.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the secret to a happy life? Is there a secret? Is there only one secret? These are the questions that, at the most foundational level, everyone asks throughout life. They are a part of the human condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I consider myself a relatively happy person, and I love and am grateful for my life. I believe gratefulness influences happiness, so I make practicing gratitude a habit. Conversely, people who live in a constant victimhood mentality (one that seems to be overtaking our culture) are, without a doubt, not happy. While we don\u2019t need science to prove to us these people are unhappy, science just did. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a poorly typed tweet, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/17\/lifestyle\/woke-people-more-likely-to-be-unahppy-anxious-and-depressed-new-study-suggests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  shared the results of a study which suggests \u201cwoke\u201d people are more likely to be unhappy. Of course, we didn\u2019t need those results to be \u201csuggested\u201d because we <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">know<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  they\u2019re true.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Woke\u2019 people more likely to be unahppy, anxious and depressed, new study suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/25RQn08ouR\">https:\/\/t.co\/25RQn08ouR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QDHcGadc8D\">pic.twitter.com\/QDHcGadc8D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1769483261728657609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The study was conducted in Finland where researchers examined the progressive ideology that has now infiltrated their culture. First, they created a social justice scale with a list of truisms, or principles of progressivism, to ask participants of the study whether they agreed or disagreed with those statements. Then, they compared the results with other behaviors based on the responses to those statements. The study\u2019s final Critical Social Justice Attitude scale included <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/17\/lifestyle\/woke-people-more-likely-to-be-unahppy-anxious-and-depressed-new-study-suggests\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_source=twitter\">seven truisms<\/a> of woke people: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the end, their final Critical Social Justice Attitude Scale identified seven truisms of woke people:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf white people have on average a higher level of income than black people, it is because of racism.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cUniversity reading lists should include fewer white or European authors.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMicroaggressions should be challenged often and actively.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTrans* women who compete with women in sports are not helping women\u2019s rights.\u201d (reverse scored)<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe don\u2019t need to talk more about the color of people\u2019s skin.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-school-board-spends-hours-debating-whether-gay-father-of-mixed-race-daughter-is-diverse-enough-for-all-female-volunteer-group\/\" title=\"San Francisco School Board Spends Hours Debating Whether Gay Father Of Mixed-Race Daughter Is Diverse Enough For All-Female Volunteer Group\">white person<\/a> cannot understand how a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-accused-him-of-sexual-assault-the-school-said-she-wasnt-incapacitated-but-did-not-consent-when-she-said-yes\/\" title=\"She Accused Him Of Sexual Assault. The School Said She Wasn\u2019t Incapacitated But Did Not Consent When She Said \u2018Yes.\u2019\">black person<\/a> feels equally well as another black person.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA member of a privileged group can adopt features or cultural elements of a less privileged group.\u201d (reverse scored)<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the people who agreed with these principles, identifying them as the things they are concerned with on a daily basis, it is no wonder they\u2019re unhappy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/17\/lifestyle\/woke-people-more-likely-to-be-unahppy-anxious-and-depressed-new-study-suggests\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_source=twitter\">conclusion researchers drew<\/a> is the same conclusion we all could have told them without even doing this study:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the most concerning finding was the relationship between mental health and agreement with the scale. Specifically, researchers found a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in people who believe the statement \u201cIf white people have on average a higher income than black people, it is because of racism.\u201d More broadly, they found that those who identified as left-wing were most likely to report lower mental well-being.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s correct: \u201cThey found that those who identified as left-wing were most likely to report lower mental well-being.\u201d Color me shocked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although researchers noted that we should not assume this is the case in every society and country, we know that it basically is. Finland can take these results and expand them to other countries because this is truth \u2014 and it\u2019s certainly not isolated to Finland. Columbia e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pidemiologists have acknowledged depression rates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.columbia.edu\/article\/why-depression-rates-are-higher-among-liberals#:~:text=American%20adults%20who%20identify%20as,inducing%20topics%20like%20racial%20injustice%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are higher among liberals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; American Affairs, a journal of public policy and political thought, has evaluated the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americanaffairsjournal.org\/2023\/03\/how-to-understand-the-well-being-gap-between-liberals-and-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cwell-being gap\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  between liberals and conservatives; and the New York Times has analyzed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/09\/opinion\/progressive-sadness.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sadness among progressives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  and its self-destructive effects. This is not new information.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/woke-people-are-less-happy-it-s-a-fact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Comments Section with Brett Cooper<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evidence for why the Left\u2019s mental well-being is lower is evident on television, in the news, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>: The Left constantly eats their own. They are friendly with you \u2014 until they aren\u2019t. You can be the champion of all their current stances and you can wave all the flags, but if you ask one wrong question or so much as step a little bit out of line, they will rip you to shreds. They will cancel you, insult you, and kick you right out of their group, which is the definition of a toxic relationship and an unhealthy environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Left also promulgates a victim-centric attitude, an attitude that leads to mental illness. Psychologists have studied that fact for years, yet that exact attitude has utterly taken hold of our society. The replies to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1769483261728657609\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Post\u2019s tweet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  brought up these points over and over.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_747795\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-747795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot. X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_747807\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-747807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot. X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the people who quote tweeted told a completely different story than those who replied. They seemed to want out of the comment section to tell their own story without anyone around to disagree with them. For example, one person said that the list of progressive truisms \u201care also correlated with higher intelligence,\u201d meaning that people who agree with them have a better \u201cunderstanding of how society and the world works.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_747811\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-747811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot. X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In actuality, science is split on that. On the one hand, numerous reports have been published explaining that intelligent people are miserable and unhappy because of the unbearable weight of the world; on the other, countless reports explain that intelligent people are actually incredibly happy for a myriad of reasons, usually due to their worldview, attitudes, and what they believe in terms of happiness and fulfillment. How an individual chooses to live their life has a great impact on those outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chelsea-handler-gets-blowback-for-blasting-chauvin-trial-as-pathetic-because-video-evidence-exists\/\" title=\"Chelsea Handler Gets Blowback For Blasting Chauvin Trial As \u2018Pathetic\u2019 Because Video Evidence Exists\">quote tweet<\/a> said that those who are \u201caware of the problems\u201d are the ones who will be upset about them.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_747813\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-747813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot. X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To be clear, conservatives are not unaware of the problems that exist in our society. We aren\u2019t walking around in ignorant bliss and therefore not upset. Listen to any Republican or conservative give a speech and you\u2019ll hear a Right-winger ragging on about some problem or other. (When this happens, the Left critiques us, saying we are just trying to pull society backwards by disliking everything in the modern world \u2014 which is obviously not the case.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, it is not that conservatives have not identified problems; rather, conservatives see <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">different <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">problems. We do not find problems for the sake of having a pity party and an opportunity to complain \u2014 something which, by and large, is what many people on the Left resort to. Rolling around in self-pity and complaining just to complain create feelings of powerlessness and anger, leaving them spinning in a cycle of victimhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People on the Right, however, are realists. I would argue that we are solution-oriented, an attribute critical to happiness. Conservatives and psychologists alike agree on this. We have hope, we\u2019re positive, and we genuinely want conditions to improve. I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">genuinely<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  care about everybody in this country, and I want them to thrive and be successful, not be dragged down by their own attitude about the world. I hope that for everyone because it benefits our society as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an article published in the National Post titled, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/opinion\/gad-saad-of-course-conservatives-are-happier-they-believe-society-is-worth-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of Course Conservatives Are Happier \u2014 They Believe Society Is Worth It<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d well-known Canadian psychologist and professor Gad Saad explains this phenomenon, saying: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By definition, conservatives believe that there are values, beliefs, attitudes and ideas worth conserving. Hence, they wake up every morning with a sense of existential glee; they recognize that their society, whilst far from perfect, contains many tried and tested ideas worth preserving. Liberals and progressives on the other hand wake up with a dark cloud of existential doom because their society is apparently racist, sexist, transphobic, Islamophobic and ableist. Canada supposedly sits on stolen land. Capitalism is an exploitative system that rapes Mother Earth. We have less than 15 minutes to go because of the existential crisis associated with climate change. Hence, from the perspective of the Noble Progressive, we must dismantle the current system and fight for Unicornia, which lies just around the corner. How could one be happy when there is so much ugliness in the world?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saad\u2019s contrast of conservatives and progressives is succinct, yet impactful. Conservatives have a hopeful and positive reason to wake up in the morning \u2014 and that changes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">everything<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. We have goals. We believe in the best of society and the best of what it can be. We have values outside our political ideology, which the Left often does not, and it is those values, like faith and family, that propel us forward and fulfill us. Saad\u2019s acknowledgment that we \u201cbelieve that there are values, beliefs, attitudes and ideas worth conserving\u201d is accurate, in that we have solid, tried and true values that have stood the test of time. They are far more stable than the values of the Left, which change daily based on their emotions or the current trend. The fact that we have a strong foundation to stand on \u2014 that we know what we\u2019re fighting for, that we know what works \u2014 speaks volumes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perhaps most importantly, we understand and accept personal responsibility, which is something many on the Left lack. We know we are responsible for our own happiness, for our outlook, and for our response to the world around us. We are responsible for our values and the circle of people we surround ourselves with. This is all intertwined with happiness. And while conquering and owning personal responsibility is difficult, it is also incredibly empowering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is why we are happier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the secret to a happy life? Does a singular secret exist? These fundamental questions are universal, inherent to the human condition. 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