“I understand what your trouble is: you are too serious! A clever face is not yet a sign of intelligence, gentlemen. All the stupid things on earth are done with this facial expression. Smile, gentlemen! Smile! - many remember these words of the famous Baron Munchausen from the film by Mark Zakharov. Indeed, life is too funny a thing to be taken too seriously.
Necessary
- - positive attitude
- - creative thinking
- - sense of humor
- - some free time
Instructions
Step 1
If you are used to perceiving life as a series of problems, worrying about the fact that not everything is going the way you want, then it is extremely difficult to enjoy this existence. With this attitude towards life, every change in the habitual way will be perceived as a source of stress and unnecessary trouble.
Step 2
Try to look at any event from a different angle. Think about what new will come into your life, what prospects will open up, what opportunities can be realized. After all, any collision in life is an interesting problem that can be solved in many ways. Feel the excitement and have fun with this addicting game!
Step 3
Have you always been afraid to seem funny or ridiculous to others? Finally, allow yourself this! You have the right to be like that, if you suddenly want to. By the way, this is one of the practical tasks that psychologists give their overly serious clients. Make a face to a person passing by, run barefoot through puddles, read poetry aloud on a busy street in response to the question addressed to you: “What time is it” … In short, the more ridiculous and extraordinary your act is, the more free and uninhibited you can feel. Of course, your extravagance should in no way be offensive or offensive to others.
Step 4
Stop comparing yourself to others, harassing yourself with the thought that your friend got married more successfully, and your former classmate-grade student made a dizzying career, while you have been occupying a very modest position for several years now. Don't you have something to praise yourself for? Make a list of your positive qualities and actions that you can be proud of. If you devote enough time to this work - for example, half an hour - it can turn out to be quite impressive!
Step 5
Try to find at least 5 events every day that made you happy, pleasantly surprised, amused or delighted. Start a notebook and write down these events in it every evening, analyzing the day you have lived. It won't be so easy at first, but then you will likely find much more than 5 reasons to be happy throughout the day!
Step 6
In the same diary, write down at least 5 reasons every day to praise yourself. Let it be a small achievement, like doing a morning exercise or helping a colleague solve a work issue, but why not celebrate it?
Step 7
Do not forget to praise and reward yourself if you manage to take even a small step towards your big goal, towards the realization of your dreams. Positive motivation and a good mood will help you much more than endless self-reproach and self-criticism.
