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Greater Manchester Police takes on Twixtmas
27th December, 2012
Just one more day to go!
26th December, 2012
More people do porn than charity during the holiday between Christmas and New Year
21st December, 2012
Help spread health and wellbeing this Twixtmas
18th December, 2012
Become a better driver over the 5 days of the Twixtmas holiday
17th December, 2012
Give yourself a 5 day ‘happiness workout’ during the Twixtmas break and make it a binge happy holiday
17th December, 2012
Do some pyjama philanthropy during the Twixtmas break
17th December, 2012
Be better prepared for the inevitable - a five day ‘Better Death’ programme during Twixtmas
17th December, 2012
Twixtmas – the anti-procrastination break
9th December, 2012
What’s your 5 must-read books for Twixtmas?
8th December, 2012
The ‘University of Twixtmas’ – mass binge learning and doing social good
26th November, 2012
1 month and the countdown begins for Twixtmas
23rd November, 2012
Twixtmas Day 5: Plan for your future. What 5 things can you do to make your world a better place
31st December, 2011
Twixtmas Day 4: What 5 things can you do to make your world a better place
30th December, 2011
Twixtmas Day 3
29th December, 2011
Twixtmas Day 2
28th December, 2011
Twixtmas Day 1
27th December, 2011
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26th December, 2011
Make the most of your festive leftovers this Twixtmas
25th December, 2011
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24th December, 2011
What new skills can you learn over the 5 days of Twixtmas?
22nd December, 2011
Overcome ‘I-Haven’t-got-time-itus’ during Twixtmas
21st December, 2011
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20th December, 2011
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19th December, 2011
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16th December, 2011
Create 'Binge Happiness': Give yourself a 5 day ‘happiness workout’ during the Twixtmas break and make it a binge happy holiday
9th December, 2011
What 5 songs will you be enjoying this Twixtmas?
7th December, 2011
Idiots’ Guide PR Toolkit for Twixtmas: How to promote your message and take advantage of the opportunity when people are ‘time rich’
5th December, 2011
Sustainable Scotland gets behind Twixtmas message
3rd December, 2011
Twixtmas – a chance to nudge mass ‘binge doing’ for charity or voluntary work
24th November, 2011
Call to charities and social campaigners to get behind the Twixtmas message
21st November, 2011
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16th November, 2011
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27th August, 2011
Twixtmas now 5 months away
27th July, 2011
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27th June, 2011
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27th May, 2011
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14th April, 2011
Twixtmas sees rise in porn
5th January, 2011
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4th January, 2011
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31st December, 2010
Twixtmas Day 4 – your chance to help the planet
30th December, 2010
Day 3 of Twixtmas
29th December, 2010
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29th December, 2010
It's day 2 of Twixtmas
28th December, 2010
Twixtmas on BBC Radio Wales
28th December, 2010
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27th December, 2010
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22nd December, 2010
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21st December, 2010
Make the most of your festive leftovers this Twixtmas
17th December, 2010
Cardiff volunteers aim to change the world – in their pyjamas!
16th December, 2010
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15th December, 2010
Give yourself a 5 day ‘binge happiness workout’ during the Twixtmas break
15th December, 2010
Give yourself a 5 day ‘binge happiness workout’ during the Twixtmas break and make it a happy holiday
6th December, 2010
Get yourself away during the Twixtmas break
3rd December, 2010
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1st December, 2010
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1st December, 2010
CIPR makes Twixtmas call
1st December, 2010
Big Society highlights Twixtmas opportunity
25th November, 2010
Give yourself a 5 day ‘happiness workout’ during the Twixtmas break and make it a binge happy holiday
17th November, 2010
Can you help a lone nut?
15th November, 2010
RSA flags up Twixtmas
14th November, 2010
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7th November, 2010
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6th November, 2010
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3rd November, 2010

Twixtmas Day 5: Plan for your future. What 5 things can you do to make your world a better place

Enjoy the fifth day of Twixtmas.

 

Why not do something to plan a better future for you?

 

More immediately, why not catch-up on the 5 day Happiness work-out programme?

 

You can transform your personal happiness by doing a five-day work out during the Twixtmas break between the Christmas and New Year holidays.

 

By following some easy-to-do ‘happiness work-out’ tips devised by Professor Richard Wiseman, you can make yourself happier, be more optimistic, and even exercise more.

 

The binge happiness five day programme simply consists of completing a diary for each of the five days of Twixtmas which focus on the happy, positive in your life.

 

Writing down positive feelings has been proven to beat just talking about them: scientists believe that writing encourages the creation of a story line and structure which helps people to make sense of what has happened in their past and encourages them to work towards finding solutions.

 

Talking however, is often unstructured, disorganized, and even chaotic. As a result, it can add a sense of confusion to your emotional state.

 

According to Professor Richard Wiseman in his book ’59 seconds’ he highlights how: “Expressing gratitude, thinking about a perfect future, and affectionate writing have been scientifically proven to work, and all they require is a pen, piece of paper, and a few moments of your time. “

 

Check out the rest of the week’s programme each day of Twixtmas

 

Professor Wiseman advises people to follow a five day schedule consisting of:

Day 1 – write down three things over the last week which make you feel grateful.

Day 2 – write down to recapture how you felt about one of the most wonderful experiences in your life.

Day 3 – write about your future where everything has gone as well as you have hoped.

Day 4 – write a short letter to someone who you care for telling them how important they are to you.

Day 5 – make a note of three things that went really well for you over the five days of Twixtmas

 

Hope you have enjoyed Twixtmas and here’s to a healthy, happy 2012