Dr. Mark Hyman

Be present, focused, and don't just kind of be superficial with them, but go deep.

So maybe try to have one conversation a day and put that in your calendar.

and see what the effects will be over time.

Super important.

Next thing is be kind.

My grandmother used to ask my mother when she came home and said, I met this new friend.

She says, are they kind?

And I think kindness was such an important value in my family.

And how do we be kind to each other?

And the relationship happiness is determined by how you are in that relationship.

And there was a research study in Michigan State that looked on data.

for our 2,500 married couples.

And they found they were, you know, how good they were in five different dimensions.

Were they extroverts?

Were they agreeable?

Were they conscientious?

Were they stable emotionally?

Were they open to doing new things and experiences?

And the ones who had higher levels of agreeableness and emotional stability also had higher happiness.

So the more kind of kind and positive you were, the more likely you were to be happy.