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How to be Happy Right Now
Today is the International Day of Happiness, and I get it, you may not feel like celebrating, but you can still be happy.
Really?
Yes really.
Even amid everything uncertain and scary in our world, we can still be happy.
But how?
One way to find happiness is to focus on a growth mindset.
A growth mindset, in simple terms, means you are open-minded and interested in learning, as opposed to decided and attached to a particular solution.
It’s essential in times of ambiguity because it gives us confidence that no matter what comes our way, we can figure out what to do, how to respond, and improve the situation. It preserves our options.
Life is always risky, but we don’t always feel that way. Right now, we feel it overwhelmingly.
There are three ways to turn our focus away from fear and toward happiness.
