From the course: Happiness Tips

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Interact with new people

Interact with new people

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Interact with new people

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- In another video I talked about spending time with the most important people, and in this one I'm going to go to the other extreme and see if I can persuade you to spend more time with people you don't even know. Since most happiness comes from our positive interactions with other people, the more of these we can have, the better. And the idea is to get as much happiness from every person that you meet, not that you take it from them, obviously. The great thing is that if you get it, so do they. So, for example, why not interact with strangers where safe to do so and not too weird either? For example, holding the door open for someone in the corridor if they're coming along behind you, or saying good morning when you get into a lift. Or smiling and thanking the person at the supermarket checkout. Or complimenting someone on their dog. People are always proud of their dogs. In fact, I'm positively insulted if everyone I pass doesn't compliment my dog. Maybe someone you normally…

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