Stars’ Secrets to Living a Cheerful Life

Forget your troubles, come on get happy with these motivational tools and actionable tips

With reporting by Travis Cronin, Antonio Fermi, Christina Garibaldi, Yana Grebenyu, Sarah Hearon, Sienna Leone, Johnni Macke Molly McGuigan, Kat Pettibone, Leanne Stanton, Shelby Stivale, Eliza Thompson, Dan Trainor, Mariel Turner

What does happiness look like when it’s practiced? We asked the stars to spill their top secrets and then turned to esteemed expert Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, to tells Us how we can do the same. Paying It Forward ▸ How does Selma Blair find happiness? “Appreciating the true friends you have in life,” the Cruel Intentions actress, 52, tells Us. “And I just try and live in the moment because there’s always something. And if I’m having a rough one, I try and do something that’ll make someone else feel better. Especially someone I don’t know. I like random acts of kindness. I just want to make someone’s day that I don’t know.” What the Science Says: “Blair… is using strategies that…

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