Steal These 4 Habits to Boost Your Happiness by 40% After Divorce

Science-backed habits that pulled me out of the worst year of my life.

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Fifty percent of your happiness is decided for you.

Psychologists call it the happiness set point. Half of your happiness is genetically wired, no matter what life slaps you with. Your environment determines another ten percent. That leaves 40% — the part you can control.

When divorce detonated my life, that 40% vanished.

I crossed the threshold into deep depression. Suicidal thoughts. It was dark shit.

Science says we can bounce back eventually. But how? Do we leave it up to chance? Or are there actions we can take?

After years of painful trial and error, I gathered a collection of science-backed habits that were brutally effective. They’re not hacks. They’re grounded in psychology. But they require effort. Elbow grease.

But if you stick at them for 12 months, you won’t just return to baseline. You’ll push the needle upward.

1. Your body matters

The single best thing I did to reclaim my happiness was transform my body.