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How to Have a Happy New Year – Five Boosts 12/29/20

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Five Easy Ways to Make Your Life Better for 12/29/20

How to Maintain a Happy, Healthy Mindset

(NeuroGym | 2775 words)

To be joyful and happy:

  1. Let go of perfection
  2. Ask “How can I?” instead of “What if I fail?”
  3. Feel grateful, and receive graciously
  4. Focus on what you want to be, instead of what you want to have
  5. Smile for your health and happiness
  6. Be excited to give love

Note: This article is about the holidays, but applies to life in general.

Related: 10 Incredibly Easy Ways to Be Happier

5 Ways Being Vulnerable Can Make You Happier

(Caitlin Sinclair | The Self Improvement Blog | 1100 words)

A willingness to be vulnerable, rather than put up walls, improves your happiness.

  1. You accept your feelings
  2. Others feel more comfortable around you
  3. You catch your own self-tricks
  4. You stop destructive behaviors
  5. You’re okay with imperfection

Happiness Can Be a Choice

(Perry Gruber | Blisspot | 375 words)

Happiness is more about mindset than circumstances.

When you decide to be happy, it creates happiness.

Which then leads to better circumstances.

Related: Optimism and Pessimism are Self-Fulfilling

How to Spend Your Money For Maximum Happiness

(Gulnaz Khan | Popular Science | 2225 words)

Money can buy happiness if you spend it the right way.

Buying an expensive car doesn’t bring long-lasting joy. But there are other ways cash can make you more content:

  1. Use money to buy time.
  2. Invest in experiences.
  3. Spend on others.
  4. Focus on human connection.

I found this article in Greg Roth’s The Idea Enthusiast.

In 2021, Start Making the First Move

(Holly Riordan | Thought Catalog | 525 words)

Don’t wait for life to come to you.

Take action to improve your life. Be the one to initiate things.

In romance, career, friendship, or self-improvement, it’s up to you to take the first step.

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Five Boosts 12/8/20 – Laziness for a Better Life

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Five Easy Ways to Make Your Life Better for 12/8/20

Take Control Over Your Own Life With Two Phrases

(Steven Ray Marks | Self-Helping Yourself | 975 words)

Whether you believe you have control over your life is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

You can build the mindset of controlling your life by changing two common phrases:

Instead of saying “I have to” say “I get to” or “I choose to.”

Instead of saying “I don’t have time for,” say “I have chosen not to prioritize.”

Remind yourself that your choices are your choices.

3 Habits for Creating a Better Work-Life Balance

(Thomas J Frank | 1975 words)

Picture your time/energy as four burners on a stove, representing work, health, relationship, and hobbies. The brighter one flame burns, the less gas available for the others.

To set the burners to the balance you want:

  • Create obligations
  • Remind yourself of what makes you happy
  • When you work, work with intensity

I found this article in Brandon Zhang’s newsletter.

What to do When You Have Too Many Ideas and Not Enough Time

(James Clear | 675 words)

Ideas are like rosebuds. They have potential to flourish into something wonderful, given time and energy.

However our time and energy are limited. If we try to pour them into all our good ideas, then none will succeed.

Like with a rose bush, we must prune ideas that are good but not great, so our best ideas have room to reach their potential.

The Benefits of Laziness

(Anne-Laure Le Cunff | Ness Labs | 1225 words)

Self-help gurus tell us to have contempt for the lazy. But laziness is often better than being busy for the sake of business.

  • Lazy solutions can be clever.
  • Lazy time allows the brain to think of less-obvious solutions.
  • Laziness allows the body and mind to recharge, manage stress, and avoid burnout.

40 One-Sentence Communication Tips

(Josh Spector | 525 words)

Reading this will help you write, speak, and express ideas better.

Some top ones:

  • The main character in any story is the person you tell it to.
  • The point of an argument isn’t to win.
  • Before you tell someone they’re wrong, tell them they might be right.
  • The more interested you are, the more interesting you’ll be.
  • It’s easy to win over a room that believes you have their best interests at heart.

I highly recommend Josh Spector’s For The Interested newsletter.

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