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However, positive affect isnt just another by-product of a happy, less stressful lifeits an influencing factor.
Positive affect can bring lower levels of stress on its own.
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These resources include the following:
These increased resources can lead to greater resilience toward stress.
Unfortunately, negative affect can work in the same way.
How to Increase Your Positive Affect
Positive affect can be developed and cultivated.
Many of these things involve changing our thought patterns and changing the experiences we put ourselves in.
Here are some of the things you’re free to do to increase your experience of positive affect.
Dancing, yoga, cycling, walking with a friend?
Think about what might be fun for you, and do it!
Just remember to add new pleasures on a regular basis so you dont become bored.
Why not get more out of the great parts of your life by actively savoring them?
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