How to have a rosy outlook

You can become a better at predicting your future happiness if you really factor in your personality, says a new study from Psychological Science.

Say you’re normally a pretty grumpy lady. You may think some significant event is going to make you elated, but it doesn’t–it seems that we experience “personality neglect” in which we forget that we are generally just a sourpuss.

The good news is that if you take into your consideration your personality and choose to live your life in a way that will help boost your chances of future happiness, well, then you’re on track to being happier. The example the researchers gave: you’re planning on a little getaway. If you know if one crummy meal or inferior accomodations will make the entire trip a failure to you, then spend lots of time planning and researching every step of your holiday.

P.S. And if all else fails, fill your life with tons of the uplifting shade of honeysuckle–Pantone’s colour of 2011–and pretty, rosy clothing, such as this little number from Nanette Lepore. (Image: style.com)

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