Did you know there is a cuteness science? It’s true! Cuteness plays a significant role in our lives, can trigger protective responses, and can even bring us happiness.

 

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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in about 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat, and yesterday we started down the road of the science of cuteness.  And I promised that today I would share how we can get it. 

 

So, where can we get this cuteness? Of course, exposure to babies and young animals is a powerful hit, but we don’t always have such access. Therefore, we must include inanimate objects, like the Japanese have done. A few examples of characters would be Hello Kitty, Care Bears, Pusheen, Animal Crossing, and even some Pokémon. However, it can be much more straightforward, like rainbows, butteries, and flowers. And, there are other ways to incorporate cuteness into your life. Psychology Today recommends the following:

 

Add cuteness to your day, such as cute images or items in your space.

Personify your belongings with a “cuteness” mentality to make you take better care of them.

Picture people as what they could have looked like as children to stave off anger.

Utilize cuteness in psychology.

 

I’m going to touch a bit more on this one. Sometimes when people are cute, people don’t take them seriously. For example, teenage girls who look much younger than their years suggest can often have trouble getting their parents or other adults to view their opinions as mature since they are still perceived as cute. A way to neutralize this is to lower your cute volume; this can be done by pitching your voice lower or making yourself seem larger. This can happen in various situations, such as husbands who view their wives as cute when they get angry or bosses who don’t take their workers seriously due to their youthful appearance.

 

Now, I don’t want to get off topic, so I will conclude with this. Cuteness is usually a good thing, and a little drop can lighten the heart and improve your happiness. So, I encourage you to take a moment today to send a cute animal picture to a loved one to trigger that aww response and brighten their day! And remember, kindness is contagious!

 

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Inspired by this article in Psychology Today: