Lifestyle is a general term used to describe a set of personal attitudes and actions. The word was first introduced by Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler in his influential paper, The Case of Miss R. With the implied meaning of “the basic nature of a person as established at early childhood”. It is considered to be the most important determinant of a person’s personality. According to the theory of the writer, if you would like to preserve the quality of your personality, you should try to modify your lifestyle. This article will discuss the relevance of your lifestyle to your happiness and well being.

Lifestyle can be regarded as the cultural patterns that we observe around us. These cultural patterns become embedded in our subconscious mind, so much so that most of us are not aware of these patterns. It is also suggested that a major contributor to the happiness gap between countries is found in the type of life-styles adopted by the people there. Some countries have a high level of life-styles while other countries have low levels of these styles. The research on the connection between life-styles and happiness has been on a continuous go for decades now, however the results have been conflicting and it is believed that the results may just be reflecting a part of the complex social patterns which are shaped by the various social values and beliefs.

Most psychologists agree that the quality of your relationships, your experiences, your understanding of right and wrong, your level of job satisfaction, your level of freedom, and even your level of happiness, depend on the type of lifestyle that you adopted from birth. Even within a country, different regions have distinctive lifestyles which have been shaped over the centuries. A healthy lifestyle encompasses a variety of behaviors including good nutrition, regular exercise, social interaction and stress management. Other lifestyle practices such as smoking, binge drinking, gambling, and substance abuse are considered unhealthy and are contributors to the rise of the life-styles that are negative in nature.

Adorno also believed that there is a relationship between the level of technological development and the rise in mass culture, because the former creates a world where there is an increasing need for highly sophisticated activities. This then leads to a rationalization for the over-valuation of wealth and the over-valuation of beauty. The result is that some cultures become impoverished and are plagued by conflict and other social problems. On the other hand, advanced societies tend to have healthy lifestyles with strong social norms, higher levels of education, technological development, and personal choices based on individual freedom. This is the positive type of lifestyle that is reflected in mass culture and Adorno believes that the formation of this kind of lifestyle can be prevented through education and that certain types of behavior can be changed through the socialization process.

Even within Western societies, the lifestyle of the wealthy and the lifestyles of the poor are very different. However, even within these two lifestyles there are different means of defining what is good and bad. For example, it has been argued that those who are considered obese by the American Family Institute are genetically predisposed to be obese. This type of argument is not scientifically valid, since obesity does not occur by gene duplication but merely by chance results. However, there are still tangible factors that may contribute to obesity such as poor eating habits, lack of exercise, lack of social interaction, exposure to toxins, and living a sedentary lifestyle.

Even within a healthy lifestyle, there are distinctions between lifestyles that are good and bad. It is important to note that the definition of healthy lifestyle varies from one person to the next. Some would consider alcohol and tobacco consumption unhealthy and others deem them to be good for health. In addition, it is important to note that while a lifestyle is important, it is not the only factor that affects one’s overall health and well being. Hence, it is advisable for one to make lifestyle choices that are in line with their goals and that are in harmony with their values.