How to Be Happier After a Short Conversation With a Stranger

"I will go to great lengths to avoid what you just talked about, the conversation, the long conversation with a stranger," she says. "If I get deprived of it, then how much less happy? I don't know." Performing acts of kindness or volunteering can be another way to make you feel happier in everyday life. Research found that participation in voluntary services is significantly predictive of better mental and physical health,. Life satisfaction, self esteem, happiness, lower depressive symptoms, psychological distress, and functional inability.