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C LASSIFIEDS Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Page 5 • 1-800-962-2819 • FAX 278-2680 E ASTERN O REGON M ARKETPLACE Photo courtesy of Getty Images FAMILY FEATURES M any facets of WUDYHO±WKH anticipation, the experience DQGHYHQWKH UHWXUQWULS± can enhance your mood. It can create an element of the unexpected Shawn Achor DQGJLYH\RXWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRJDLQQHZ memorable experiences. To explore the connection between KDSSLQHVVDQGWUDYHODQGZKDWPDNHV a destination joyous, Bank of America, &RQGp1DVW7UDYHOHUDQGKDSSLQHVV expert Shawn Achor created “The -R\,QGH[´$FKRUGHOYHGLQWRWKH psychology of experiences that awe SHRSOHDQGWKHSK\VLRORJ\RIDGYHQWXUH to explain the relationship between joy DQGWUDYHODQGLGHQWL¿HGWKHPRVW joyous places in the world. 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These three things VFLHQWLILFDOO\LPSURYHKDSSLQHVVEXW QRWMXVWIRUDPRPHQW±WKH\FKDQJH WKHOHQVWKURXJKZKLFK\RXYLHZWKH world.” Travel’s Effect on Happiness 7UDYHODOORZV\RXWRGLVFRYHUVRPHWKLQJ FRPSOHWHO\QHZDQGXQLTXHZKLFKLV why it can bring so much joy. According WR$FKRUWKHKXPDQEUDLQFUDYHV QRYHOW\ ³7KHQHZH[SHULHQFHVZHKDYHZKHQ ZHWUDYHOKHOSXVJDLQSHUVSHFWLYH and remind us that the world is bigger WKDQRXUHYHU\GD\SUREOHPV´$FKRU LG ³$ WK K W OL makes us joyful is the connection we H[SHULHQFH7UDYHOLQJDOORZVXVWR GLVFRQQHFWIURPRXUHYHU\GD\OLYHVDQG reconnect with the friends and family ZHDUHWUDYHOLQJZLWKDVZHOODVORFDOV we meet along the way.” 2QHZD\WUDYHOHUVDUHKRQLQJLQRQ experiencing this social connection is through embracing the sharing economy. According to data aggregated IURP%DQNRI$PHULFD¶VPRUHWKDQ million credit and debit accounts, the number of accounts making a home- VKDULQJSXUFKDVHLQFUHDVHGSHUFHQW LQFRPSDUHGWR Maximizing Joy on Vacation Remembering to be grateful is crucial for VWD\LQJLQWKHPRPHQWDQG¿QGLQJMR\LQ your trips. ³:KHQLWFRPHVWRSODQQLQJYDFDWLRQV we get too focused on the stress of the details,” Achor said. “Try to think DERXWKRZOXFN\ZHDUHWRWUDYHODQG H[SHULHQFHWKHZRUOG:KHQWKLQJVGRQ¶W JR\RXUZD\VXFKDVDQLQFRQYHQLHQW rainy day, see it as an opportunity WRPDNH\RXUH[SHULHQFHHYHQPRUH memorable.” Putting yourself out there and engaging with the local culture can also be crucial IRUPD[LPL]LQJWKHMR\RIWUDYHOLQJ ³2QFH\RX¶UHRQ\RXUWULSRQHZD\WR increase your happiness is to go back to that social connection. 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