Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are Quotes

“Who’s happiest? People in the city, the suburbs, or the country? Being around nature makes you happier and has mental health benefits.91 People who live in rural areas tend to be happier and have better mental and physical health.92 Even though there are fewer people around, social connections tend to be better in smaller communities.93 However, rural residents have a shorter longevity. They’re more likely to have several health problems, including high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.94”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

“Happiness, according to the mindfulness philosophy, involves an appreciation of the here and now.”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

“personality traits, and these have a strong genetic component.69 Your genes seem to be an important part of how sunny your outlook is on life. How important? About 50 or 60 percent.”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

“Who are “the right people”? The people who are acting in ways your higher-level cortical processes think you should act, and, importantly, not indulging in the things your reward”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

“But rewarding yourself can be difficult if you generally never deprive yourself of anything. For example, if you eat whatever you want all the time, and get yourself a massage whenever you feel like it, and basically do whatever you feel like doing all the time, then there’s no particular reward that will feel very special.”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

“Trivial decisions take as much energy in your brain as important ones.27 You can’t keep it up all the time.”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

“By changing the story, you can change your attitude toward yourself and foster a more optimistic explanatory style.”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

“Cognitive control is also increased by doing physical exercise, and the benefits are even greater if the exercise is cognitively engaging (like tennis) versus cognitively passive (like running on a treadmill). Even doing a brief bout of exercise has beneficial effects on your cognitive control system immediately after.17”
― Jim Davies, Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You