{"id":13556,"date":"2017-05-30T20:04:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T14:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=13556"},"modified":"2017-06-08T21:03:08","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:33:08","slug":"how-to-cheer-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/how-to-cheer-up.html","title":{"rendered":"3 Surprising Science-Based Hacks To Instantly Cheer Yourself Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wouldn\u2019t it be cool if you could foresee or control your mood? We present you with <strong>3 hacks to manipulate your mood<\/strong>. We are positive that you will be impressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/30195939\/mood-alter-compressor.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13557\" src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/30195939\/mood-alter-compressor.jpg\" alt=\"mood change\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Singing in the rain? Yeah, not so much. \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research points that the sunnier and more pleasant a day is, the more pleasant your mood will be. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not really that hard to believe, you wake up in the morning, open the blinders and the beautiful sun is shining down on you. The trees look greener and the sky looks bluer. You tend to think that nothing will go wrong and hence, your mood is manipulated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Infact, in a <a href=\"http:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/psycinfo\/1995-40364-001\">research study<\/a>, 122 students were approached with ideas on how to conduct an examination. Some were approached on sunny days and some on gloomy ones.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The results demonstrated that students approached on days with pleasant weather were more easily persuaded by weak arguments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>2. Music to my mind!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you&#8217;re in a foul mood, just listen to upbeat and happy music, and we can guarantee that it will make you feel better! We have research that says so!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/mental-listening-to-music-lifts-or-reinforces-mood-051713\">Research<\/a> published by the University of Missouri shows a positive relation between upbeat music and elevated moods.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>3. Go green, literally<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve previously spoken about how looking at nature or even pictures of nature can have a calming effect on your mind. But here we are talking about the fascinating psychology behind the effect of different colours on minds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the effects of the colours red and blue are fairly well documented, here is a lesser known fact about the colour green \u2013 it boosts creativity!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/psp.sagepub.com\/content\/early\/2012\/03\/15\/0146167212436611.abstract\">research<\/a>\u00a0study:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Participants who were shown glimpses of the colour green, even briefly, outdid the participants who were shown other colours when it came to creative tasks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\"><em>So why don\u2019t you try to test these three theories and let us know in the comments below if they are really true? If you know any cool life hacks, do keep us in the know!<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\"><strong>Want more hacks on how to improve your mood and live a happier life? Talk to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdost.com\/talkItOut?yd_source=YDBlog&amp;yd_medium=InternalLinking&amp;yd_content=HowToCheerUp&amp;yd_campaign=BlogPostPromotion\">YourDOST Expert<\/a> today.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be cool if you could foresee or control your mood? We present you with 3 hacks to manipulate your mood. We are positive that you will be impressed. 1. Singing in the rain? 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