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2. Seek out the sommelier. In all areas of our lives, our sensory reactions are affected by the depth of our knowledge. Take wine, for example. If you want to enjoy it more fully, you don't have to shell out hundreds for a bottle of Château Lynch-Bages; you simply need to learn about the vino you are already drinking. Buy a wine encyclopedia, take a class--or head to a restaurant with a sommelier who likes to educate patrons during the meal. You won't just think about wine differently; you will taste it differently.
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Wine snobs are cunts. Find something you like the taste of and don't pay any attentiion to how cheap it is.
Go outside.
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8. Grin and bear it. Isn't it annoying when you're a little blue and your friends and family tell you to smile? Well, like it or not, smiling is a mood booster. Here's why: People react better to you when you look happy, leading to a reinforcing cycle of good vibes. Plus, thanks to something called "facial feedback," looking happy (oddly enough) fools your brain into thinking that you are happy.
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Give someone that deserves it a load of abuse and get whatever is annoying you out of your system. Then smile.
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9. Give. Humans are altruistic by nature: If we act generously, we feel joyful. Go ahead and try it. Go to the website of a favorite charity and make a donation. It doesn't have to be a lot--just enough to get a small burst of pride in your chest.
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Humans are greedy by nature. Otherwise communism would work perfectly.