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100 habits guaranteed to make you happier




Some inspiration for a happiness habit

Are you unhappy? Would you like to make happiness a habit. Here are 100 habits guaranteed to make you happier!
  1. Choose to have a good day.
  2. Get a good night’s sleep.
  3. Be screen free for an hour before bed.
  4. Read a chapter from a positive book before work.
  5. Read a positive\motivational blog post before work.
  6. Listen to a positive\inspiring podcast while you eat your breakfast.
  7. Listen to a positive audio book on your commute.
  8. Learn something new.
  9. Listen to upbeat music while you get ready.
  10. Turn off the TV news.
  11. Have a good, healthy, breakfast.
  12. Exercise before you go to work.
  13. Get your lunch ready the night before.
  14. Get your clothes ready the night before.
  15. Clean the snow off a neighbor’s car.
  16. Help a colleague carry a heavy load into the office.
  17. Send an email compliment when you get into work.
  18. Call someone just to wish them a “good daisy.”
  19. Put a nice note in a significant others lunchbox.
  20. Send someone a nice text message.
  21. Leave a surprise donut on someone’s desk.
  22. Send someone who is having a hard time an encouraging card.
  23. Eat lunch with someone sitting by themselves.
  24. Go for a good walk.
  25. Go to an exercise class.
  26. Invite someone who lives by themselves over for dinner.
  27. Deliver dinner to a family with a new baby.
  28. Identify 3 things you are grateful for.
  29. Read your favorite funny comic in the newspaper.
  30. Listen to a clip from your favorite comedian.
  31. Go for a massage.
  32. Eat some chocolate.
  33. Go for coffee with a good friend.
  34. Seek out a “positive” person and spend some time with them.
  35. Avoid engaging in gossip or complaining.
  36. Go out for ice cream after dinner.
  37. Make weekend plans to do something you really enjoy.
  38. Watch your self talk.
  39. Go for a sauna\hot tub.
  40. Meditate.
  41. Go for a mindfulness walk.
  42. Go watch some live music.
  43. Do something you have never done before.
  44. Avoid comparing yourself to other people.
  45. Write down your worry list on paper.
  46. Do something small that would help with one of your worries.
  47. Say no to things that don’t align with your values.
  48. Give time or money to your favorite non-profit organization.
  49. Plan your next vacation.
  50. Make plans with your friends for next weekend.
  51. Send a message to something thanking them for something they did for you.
  52. Relive a favorite memory.
  53. Look at photos of a happy time.
  54. Take a minute to help a stranger.
  55. Do something thoughtful for a loved one.
  56. Do some manual labor.
  57. Take a break and do some breathing exercises.
  58. Drink a large glass of water.
  59. Go for a walk in nature.
  60. Go gadget free for 3 hours.
  61. Avoid complaining for 24 hours.
  62. Do something creative.
  63. Get into the “zone.”
  64. Do something that makes a loved one happy.
  65. Get a pet.
  66. Smile.
  67. Imagine you are happy.
  68. Write a journal.
  69. Eat healthily.
  70. Play a favorite game.
  71. Spend time with young children.
  72. Let go of resentment.
  73. Do some yoga.
  74. Buy yourself some flowers.
  75. Wear something yellow.
  76. Cross something off your todo list.
  77. Set your thermometer to 57f (13.9c)
  78. Move closer to work.
  79. Turn off social media.
  80. Buy experiences not things.
  81. Dance.
  82. Write yourself an encouraging note.
  83. Take 20 minutes of “you time.”
  84. Break out of a rut. Change up an old routine.
  85. Plan a party for someone else.
  86. Take a day off.
  87. Drink green tea.
  88. Spend some time in the sun.
  89. Color in a mandala.
  90. Take a nap.
  91. Hug someone.
  92. Eat fruit and veg and make sure you have calcium and iron in your diet.
  93. Stop making excuses.
  94. Replace the word “should” with “want.”
  95. Stop doing something you don’t enjoy.
  96. Write down 3 good things that happened today.
  97. Go on a date with your partner.
  98. Ask for help.
  99. Light a vanilla candle.
  100. Stop and smell the roses (or daisys.)