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‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu?

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Dopamine has a reputation as the body’s feelgood’ hormone, but it’re more about motivation than about positive affect’, says happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky .

January is the ideal time to rev this process up, with January being the perfect time for a fresh start.

Experts on happiness, wellbeing and connection share their go-to mood-boosting rituals and hacks.

Emilia Vuorisalmi , author of The Healing Power of Hormones: Harness Dopamine , Serotonin and Oxytocin to Unlock Your Best Life.

Meik Wiking , CEO of the Happiness Research Institute , prepares the subconscious to pay more attention to positive experiences, providing a lasting boost in dopamine levels that can help to elevate mood throughout the day .