NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? FLIP A COIN _ Are you having trouble deciding whether or not to move? Is it time to quit your job but you just can’t go through with it? A study found a simple coin flip not only helps people make big choices, but they’re happier when the coin tells them to make such a huge life change. A study found that participants who go through with their coin flip choices were living happier lives six months later. The study presented subjects with a number of questions such as, “Should I quit my job?” and “Should I propose?” The yes or no choices were then assigned to each side of the coin. With a third-party watching the results, participants were surveyed two months and six months after their consequential coin flip. Although people tended to favor sticking with the status quo after two months, their attitudes changed by the six-month mark. Participants and the third-parties observing them found that coin flips telling subjects to make a major life change ended up making them much happier half a year later.
LITTLE WINS _ A survey revealed the small everyday moments which spark joy.
• Getting into fresh sheets at the end of the day
• Traffic lights turning green as you approach them
• Getting a compliment from a stranger
• Getting an extra hour in bed
• Putting comfy clothes on at the end of a busy day
• Waking up thinking it’s a weekday but realizing it’s the weekend
• Fitting into a pair of jeans you’d forgotten about
• Getting a new recipe right
• Keeping a plant alive
• Parallel parking on a first attempt
• Waking up to a heartwarming text
• Waking up just before your alarm
• When your child sleeps through the night
EIGHT IN 10 MOMS FEEL THEY ARE ‘GOOD ENOUGH’ _ Eight in 10 moms have shunned the idea of being a supermom and feel they are ‘good enough’ instead. Researchers polling 2,000 moms of children ages 0-18 found that rather than aiming for perfection, most believe they are doing OK when it comes to raising happy and healthy children. From the survey, signs you’re a good enough mom: You tell your child you love them at least once a day; your child goes to bed in one piece and happy; not worrying that your child is covered in mud, food or paint because they are having fun; when you accept that winging it is as a parent is OK; knowing that self-care isn’t selfish; when you’ve managed to make the time to read to them at night; and accepting that a living room full of toys is okay.
