A growing body of research shows that our food, mood, and exercise habits are strongly influenced by the behavior of other people in our networks. I bet that our sleep habits are too, although as far as I know, there is little research on that subject. Our weight is thus strongly influenced by the habits of those around us. So we’re quite right to say we’re having an obesity epidemic: obesity indeed spreads from one person to the next, just as other diseases do. But what can we do about it?
Read moreAre Habits the Unwritten Rules We Live By?
Lynne, a coach who participated in our online wellness program, blogged today about some of her takeaways from learning how to use the SaS Compass: “…if you change a key habit even in a small way, other changes will tend to cascade from that. This dovetails nicely with something I discovered while exploring the health “compass” the Smarts and Stamina authors use as their guiding metaphor. It turns out that the most important change I made, the key habit that had the most repercussions, wasn’t even on my radar! Duh, as my kids would say.”
Read moreWhy Being Happier Helps Us Be Healthier
“Happier people live longer” is old news for us positive psychology fans. That happier people tend to be healthier is also something we’re now well aware of. While it’s already helpful to identify that happiness can support good health habits, I’d like to provide more explanation on why that is – and how to manage that process intentionally.
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