Finland leads the ranking of the 2024 world happiness report, but you don’t have to cross the ocean to increase your own happiness. Experts ensure that it is possible to cultivate well-being using simple and affordable strategies-many of them enhanced by technological solutions.
“Happiness is a habit,” explains Talia Soen, CEO and founder of Happy Things, a platform that helps users develop daily well-being practices. Inspired by personal experiences and based on research, Talia created an app that translates the science of happiness into daily and personalized challenges.
Check out four habits that technology can help you cultivate to improve your happiness:
Adopt a positive mindset
According to researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky, happiness is “the experience of joy, contentment or positive well-being, combined with the perception that life is good and significant.”
One way to train this mindset is practice of gratitude – and there are several digital tools that can help you. Journaling applications, such as “Day One” and Happy Things himself, offer interactive diaries that encourage positive reflections.
For those seeking to reduce stress and reprogram the mind, meditation apps like Calm and Headspace provide guided practices that help cultivate more optimistic thoughts.
Manage stress with digital intelligence
The relationship between stress and happiness is direct: the lower the level of tension, the greater the feeling of well-being.
Resources such as binaural sounds and relaxing playlists on platforms like Spotify and Youtube help simulate the calm of nature, even in urban environments. In addition, Wearable Devices, such as Smartwatches, monitor their stress levels in real time and suggest breaks for breathing or stretching.
Laurie Santos, Yale psychologist and podcast host The Happiness Labhighlights the concept of “time abundance”: having free space on the agenda is crucial to happiness. Automation and organization tools, such as Notion and Google Calendar, can optimize your routine and release time for pleasurable activities.
Incorporate exercises into your routine with the help of apps
Studies show that 30 minutes of daily exercise may have effects similar to the use of antidepressants. If you go to the gym is not your beach, technology offers affordable solutions to keep your body moving.
Platforms like fitbit, Apple fitness+ and Strava turn simple activities – such as walking or cycling – into motivating challenges. In addition, yoga apps and functional training allow for exercises at home without sophisticated equipment.
Strengthen your social connections
Science is clear: social relations are one of the most important pillars of happiness.
For those who want to strengthen ties, there are apps such as Meetup, which facilitate face -to -face meetings based on common interests, and platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, which bring friends and family closer, even from a distance.
The Happy Things app, for example, suggests activities such as sending messages to old contacts or marking a coffee with a colleague, reinforcing the importance of authentic and quality connections.
Happiness can be more tangible than it seems – and technology is here to make it easier. With the right tools, it is possible to incorporate scientifically proven habits and turn your daily life into a more positive and balanced experience.