Happy Person's Day: A Celebration That's Always with YouJuly 18 is a date marked by two unusual occasions in the calendar: Blue Eyes Day and Happy Person's Day. While the first celebration has a specific visual sign, the second is something ethereal, elusive, yet so desired by each of us. Happy Person's Day is a day when we can stop, take a breath, and ask ourselves, \"Am I happy today?\" And if not, try to become happy right now, without putting it off for tomorrow. After all, happiness, as we know, does not wait for a convenient moment; it happens here and now, in the little things, in smiles, in the sun's rays, and even in the rain outside the window.What is Happiness: Neurobiology vs. PhilosophyHappiness is one of the most discussed and at the same time most mysterious concepts in human history. Philosophers have debated it for millennia, poets have praised it, and psychologists have tried to measure it. Science calls happiness a state of subjective well-being associated with the activity of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin. But is there a formula for happiness? And can it be planned as we plan work meetings or a vacation?It turns out that our ability to be happy is about 50% determined by genetics, 10% by external circumstances, and a full 40% by our daily actions, thoughts, and habits. This means that we are not just victims of circumstances. We are architects of our own happiness. And Happy Person's Day is a great excuse to take the project of our own well-being into our own hands.Interestingly, the human brain is structured so that it remembers negative events faster than positive ones. This is an evolutionary survival mechanism that helped our ancestors avoid dangers. But today, this feature prevents us from feeling happy. Therefore, Happy Person's Day is a kind of training: we consciously teach our brain to notice the good, fix the joy, and not let negativity take all the attention.Epicurus, Montaigne, and the Secret of Anci ... Read more