Do you want to be happier? Try something new.

Learning something new helps contribute to happiness in multiple ways. First, just doing something novel engages your brain and your attention, which is rewarding in and of itself. Second, when you keep trying at learning something, you have a sense of making progress, which some fascinating recent research is showing may be vital for motivation. And third, feeling a sense of pride in your new abilities or knowledge boosts your self-esteem in a tangible way.

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