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In such situations, these automatic responses are vital for ensuring that we make it out alive; however, in situations that are not life-threatening, we don’t need such a narrow perspective or limiting of options. A recent study by Goswami, Nair, Beehr, and Grossenbacher (2016) cemented the relationship between positive emotions and employee engagement—as well as showing a link between leaders’ use of humor and employee engagement! This is the feeling you get when you do something good for someone else. It can also be an overwhelming desire to show generosity to others without expecting a return. 6. Amusement Choose the happiness option that appeals most or seems easiest first. Try each one for a week. Then assess whether one or more of these steps increased your daily happiness quotient — and keep doing it! Get out and get active

Request Apps: If you can’t find the modded app you want, make an app request, and get a notification when the mod is ready. Up until recently, research in psychology has mostly focused on negative emotions. That has made our understanding of positive emotions rather shallow or incomplete. For example, we think of negative emotions as discrete-- sadness is different from anger is different from anxiety. But when it comes to positive emotions, we kind of lump them all together—joy, and contentment, and happiness are all kind of thought of as similar in our brains. Recently, however, psychology researchers have helped provide better clarity about the difference between positive emotions. This is a feeling that makes you want to give more of your resources or yourself to others to help them or show them your love and support. 30. GratitudeSavor time spent gardening (yes, potted plants count) or sitting in a sunny window with a cup of fragrant tea. Crank up energizing music. Laugh with family or friends over a good meal. Crawl under soft blanket with a good book or podcast to enjoy. Also, celebrate tiny milestones and achievements, a project well done, or a daily goal met. Make a conscious effort to pause and enjoy small pleasures like these every day. Lighten the heavy burden of choice Sung B, Vanman EJ, Hartley N, Phau I. The emotion of interest and its relevance to consumer psychology and behaviour. Austral Market J. 2016;24(4):337-343. doi:10.1016/j.ausmj.2016.11.005 Now that we have an idea of the kinds of emotions we’re talking about, we can move on to another important question: what’s the point?

This is the feeling you get when you see someone go above and beyond the normal level of kindness, generosity, and compassion. 20. Empowerment When you experience fear, you know that there’s a lot more to it: your stomach turns, your heart races with anxiety, and you might even start sweating or getting full-body chills. This is your body’s fight or flight response, all controlled by within your nervous system. Therefore, this can be identified as a psychological response. It is also vital to forgive when a person has no words of support to offer.When you forgive those around you for their opinions, this releases the idea that you are other people's thoughts or that other people are the thoughts they happened to step into.

How Positive Emotions Can Improve the Workplace

There has never been more interest in positive emotions and their effect on our lives—and for good reason!

Joy – a sense of elation, happiness, and perhaps even exhilaration, often experienced as a sudden spike due to something good happening. Todorova, G., Bear, J. B., & Weingart, L. R. (2014). Can conflict be energizing? A study of task conflict, positive emotions, and job satisfaction. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99, 451-467. Focus on just a few positives of where you currently are, then focus on how you see yourself in ten years, fully getting into the feeling of where you can be in ten years.There are lots of different positive emotions. And being able to identify a variety of emotions—also known as emotional granularity—can be good for our well-being. So here are some examples of positive emotions according to the emotion circumplex theory (Russell, 1980). And you can forgive others, even when it’s not the first response that comes to mind when you think of them. Forgive them for your own sake, so you can replace that stubborn and painful resentment with serenity and goodwill. Everyone goes through a shadow period or a period of their life where they feel led by fear or that situations provoked it. Additionally, the expression and amplification of positive emotions can lead to enhanced goal attainment, whether the expression of emotions is directed towards co-workers or superiors (Wong, Tschan, Messerli, & Semmer, 2013).

Positive emotions have led to enhancements and improvements in work life, physical and mental health, social relationships, community involvement, and income (Danner, Snowdon, & Friesen, 2001; Lyubomirsky, King, & Diener, 2005), all of which are either directly or indirectly related to work. Enhancing Employee Engagement Youssef, C. M., & Luthans, F. (2007). Positive organizational behavior in the workplace: The impact of hope, optimism, and resilience. Journal of Management, 33, 774-800. Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., Bisconti, T. L., & Wallace, K. A. (2006). Psychological resilience, positive emotions, and successful adaptations to stress in later life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 730-749. Understanding your feelings can be really hard. Psychologist Dacher Keltner even worked with Pixar to develop the children’s movie Inside Out where every character is a different emotion, to help viewers (children) recognize their feelings. With characters Joy, Disgust, Anger, Fear, and Sadness, this story allows us to understand that it’s okay to be emotional and to have feelings because that’s what makes you human. Emotions FAQ: What’s the difference between feeling emotional and feeling moody? Although positive emotions may seem to have little purpose besides making us “feel good,” they actually do a few very important jobs.Cuello M, Oros L. Serenity and its relationship to prosocial and aggressive behaviors in Argentinean children. J Latino Latin Am Studies. 2014;6(1):31-39. doi:10.18085/llas.6.1.r7r784l21q076452 Dreams can tell us a lot about where our subconscious mind spends its time and what we carry under the surface. Think of this as approval with a dash of awe — often with respect to a person you look up to. 2. Abundance Yes, HappyMod works on all Windows computers. However, to install HappyMod on a PCyou will need to install an Android emulator first. You feel united with someone or with a group of like-minded fellows. You stand as one. 54. Wholeness