Pushkin.
If there's one holiday I adore, and you can ask anyone who knows me well, it has to be Halloween.
The candy, the costumes, all the general creepiness, I love it.
Sadly, I've never been all that enthusiastic about Christmas.
It's never really been my thing.
I also know a lot of people who have a really tough time during the Christmas season.
And so I wanted to do something to change that.
So even though we're busily working on a special New Year season of the Happiness Lab,
one that will launch January 6th,
I wanted to bring you a few super,
super quick tips for how you can feel a little bit happier this holiday season.
So without further ado, welcome to the Happiness Lab's very,
very short guide to having a merrier Christmas with me, Dr.
Laurie Santos.
The Christmas season provides lots of opportunities for improving your well-being.
Things like getting together with other people, taking time off to celebrate and relax.
All of these are practices that science shows can make us feel happier.
But the holidays can also be really stressful.
And so here are some useful things that might help.
The first lesson involves the power of giving.