I’m a happiness expert – here are the eight hacks I recommend to my patients including something you should ditch [Video]

HOW often would you say you are truly happy? If you feel your days are deprived of delight, the good news is you can take action to gain more glee.

In new book The Science Of Happiness, Professor Bruce Hood reveals how we can make simple everyday changes to increase our pleasure ratio and turn our frowns upside down.

The science of happiness

WE all want to be happier, but our brain often gets in the way.

When we are too stuck in our heads, we obsess over inadequacies, compare ourselves with others and fail to see the good in our lives.

But it’s possible to demonstrate that the key to ­happiness is not self-care but connection.

By utilising seven simple but life-changing lessons, grounded in decades of studies in neuroscience and developmental …