The power of vulnerability and the secrets of happiness

Lately, I've been feeling quite troubled by a couple of things. Typically, I would relate these problems to my friends and seek advice from them. Alternatively, I would source for self help guide books which may provide new perspectives on the issue. While working on my Valentine's day gift, I've decided to give Ted Talk a shot, hoping that I will find some answers to my confused mind. 

How can I increase my base level of happiness?

This is one question that has been going through my head ever since I realised I've been feeling disappointed over trivial things over the past month. A couple of years ago, I read about how all we have to increase our happiness is to increase the base level so that no matter how low we feel, it will never fall below a particular threshold. 

On Ted Talk, Shawn Anchor spoke about the happy secret to better work, debunking the myth that our external world is predictive of our happiness. He says: 90% of your long term happiness is not predicted by your external world, but by how your brain processes the external world

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work