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Keys to a Happier Life... in Slough
> 11/15/2005 10:22:16 AM

For any fan of the British TV series The Office, now a popular show onNBC, the name Slough sounds like a death knell. The dreary, dullBritish town served as the setting for the often torturous series andstood for the sheer life-draining nature of the paper company'soffice. But now the BBC is giving Slough the happy treatmentas part of a new documentary series. Using ten steps tohappiness, based on "best knowledge and research", the BBC team, whichincluded a psychologist, a psychotherapist and others who specializedin workplace management, tried to increase the overall happiness of a group of volunteers from the memorably drab town.

While we all have to wait with trepidation for the results, the team has released their ten keys to happiness:

- Plant something and nurture it

- Count your blessings - at least five - at the end of each day

- Take time to talk - have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week

- Phone a friend whom you have not spoken to for a while and arrange to meet up

- Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it

- Have a good laugh at least once a day

- Get physical - exercise for half an hour three times a week

- Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day

- Cut your TV viewing by half

- Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day

Comments
Thank you for the list. I have found myself in my own swamp of mild depression. Reading your site and finding this list is a big help to find the pathway out.
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Posted by: David 12/13/2005 12:19:28 PM