- Get outside, move around, take a walk.
- Get more happiness for your money. Buy experiences instead of things and spend your money on others.
- Carve out time to be happy, then give it away. Thirty minutes helping others is more rewarding and actually leaves us feeling empowered to tackle the next project, helping us feel more in control of our lives and even less pressed for time. This translates to higher levels of happiness and satisfaction.
- Delay the positive, dispatch the negative. Anticipation itself is pleasurable, and looking forward to an enjoyable experience can make it all that much sweeter.
- Enjoy the ride. People who focus more on process than outcome tend to remain motivated in the face of setbacks.
- Embrace failure. How we think about failure determines whether it makes us happy or sad.
- Sweet dreams. Get a full night’s sleep on a regular basis.
- Strengthen your willpower muscles. Exercising willpower muscles in small, everyday behaviors strengthens our ability to stay focused at work.
- Introduce variety into your day-to-day activities.
- Stop comparing yourself to others.
- Reach out and connect with someone.
- Limit time on social media.
- Use your phone in the way phones were originally intended.
- Practice gratitude.
The list above is from a story someone in my office sent me: Realistic Ways to Achieve Happiness: An Interview with Tim Bono