It's all in the Mind - Happiness, Success, etc

A Twitter post by Dave Lakhani directed me to a video post on Ted where Harvard psychologist, Dan Gilbert talked about synthesised happiness. It discusses interesting research done to show that happiness is really all in the mind and that you can decide to be happy NOW. Happiness is not based on external circumstances though we always run our lives that way. You many know someone who has said "I'll be happy when......!"
You can insert any word for 'happy' and the same thing applies. "I'll be successful when...." The thoughts in our mind dictate the feelings in our body, so why not think happy thoughts, successful thoughts, optimistic thoughts.
Now I know some of you might be thinking "Well, that's just kidding yourself." Yes it is. But guess what, you are kidding yourself too when you are thinking those bad or negative thoughts too. So if you are going to kid yourself, do it wisely and in a way to empower you to success and happiness.
Check out the video now on http://www.ted.com