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my name is Dan Buettner I'm a National
Geographic Explorer and the author of
Blue Zones of happiness lessons from the
world's happiest people if you move from
an unhappy place to a happy place that's
probably the most powerful thing you can
do over time to favor your happiness not
all of us can move however but there are
a few things you can look for in your
house number one contrary to what your
realtor will say you do not want to buy
the cheapest house in the block you want
to buy the average house in the block
because you don't always want to be
taunted by the neighbor who's got a
nicer house and a better car number two
you want a house with a sidewalk the
happiest Americans are socially
interacting five to six hours a day
you're much more likely to do that if
you live in a connected neighborhood
than if you live in some solace call it
a sack you want a front porch on your
house as opposed to a back deck once
again a front porch invites social
interaction a back deck you're off by
yourself you want good light in your
home you want plants in your home that
actually favors happiness some studies
have shown that if you have Mozart and I
don't know why it's Mozart but it
specifically Mozart playing all the time
it seems to inspire positive emotions
and then finally a little trick that I
learned from Ed döner who wrote the
foreword in my book is this notion of a
pride shrine take one area in your house
ideally a well trafficked area maybe
between your bedroom and your bathroom
and you create a pride shrine of
pictures that trigger positive memories
pictures of your kids when they were
young I'm a remembrance of a parent or a
grandparent pictures of your vacation
spot diplomas articles that you've liked
that make you feel good anything that
makes you feel pride in something that
you'll see several times a day because
when it comes to happiness one important
component is how you feel the sum of
joyful moments day to day and you can
set up your house so you'll feel more of
those
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