8 steps to help you enjoy life

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Instead of trying to radically change your life, start with small steps that are easy to incorporate into your daily routine.

1. Program yourself for positive thinking

Feelings strongly influence thoughts and actions. Therefore, we don't feel like doing anything when we are upset or annoyed. But negative emotions are inevitable. But you can learn to think positively.

• Keep a gratitude journal. Each day, write down what you were grateful for and try to worry less about what you don't have. Gratitude makes us happier, increases productivity, and has a positive effect on sleep.
• Repeat positive attitudes that confirm your progress in the area in which you want to improve.
• Try to surround yourself with positive people. Remember that emotions are contagious.
• Be proactive. When we are inactive, we begin to wind ourselves up and worry about trifles. But playing sports causes the release of endorphins.

2. Set the alarm half an hour earlier than usual

Many successful people get up very early. And while you don't have to be like Apple's Tim Cook, who wakes up at 3:45 am, try getting up at least half an hour earlier than usual.

This gives you extra free time to spend on sports, meditation, reading, having breakfast with your family, planning the day ahead, or even working on something that interests you. You no longer have to rush out of the house, feeling that you are not doing anything and are not in control of your life.

3. Clean up immediately after you

How long does it take to make the bed or wash the dishes? Five minutes? But for some reason we often leave such matters for later. And they quickly accumulate and get on our nerves. Removing after yourself immediately, you will save yourself an extra headache. Plus, you're guaranteed a boost in productivity.

4. Don't take on overwhelming obligations

We often set ourselves big goals and give up halfway. It is much easier to stick to goals and achieve them when they are simple and well-defined.

Start small. Don't try to run a marathon if you have no preparation at all. First, for example, do 10 push-ups and walk daily. If you want to do meditation, do breathing exercises for at least five minutes every day.

This also applies to business. Do not try to develop in all directions at once, improve in one industry. Don't promise what you can't deliver.

5. Don't be so predictable

Doing the same thing day in and day out can get bogged down in a routine. Therefore, try to get rid of the monotony and predictability in your life. Step out of your comfort zone at least once a week and do something new that you haven't done before. For example, dine at another cafe or go shopping at another store.

New experiences make us happier, help us see the world in a different way, and energize us.

6. Instead of complaining, express gratitude

Be grateful for the good things that happened to you today. This will make you feel better. In addition, the researchers found that:

• Those who write gratitude in the diary every week are more involved in sports and are more optimistic about the future.
• Discussing what you are grateful for every day increases alertness, focus, energy, sleep duration, and perhaps even helps fight depression.
• People who think, speak, or record their gratitude on a daily basis are more likely to help others and offer support.
• Those who are grateful attach less importance to material values, are less envious of others, and are more willing to share their things.

Thank your friends, family, colleagues, clients, because sincere gratitude is a great way to strengthen relationships. Don't you yourself enjoy being thanked for a job well done or simply for listening to someone?

7. Stop comparing yourself to others

Stop getting upset about what others have. There will always be someone who earns more than you, who has a bigger house, or a more expensive car. By comparing yourself to others, you are judging yourself by someone else's measure of success. Instead, think about what success is for you personally.

8. Do what you've been putting off for a long time

We all put off something: calling the insurance company, cleaning, or buying new batteries. Over time, even such small things accumulate and make it difficult to relax. If possible, try to do them as soon as you remember them.

Or add one of these to your daily to-do list. After you figure out the main things, do what you have been putting off for a long time. You will be surprised how much happier and more productive you feel when you shed this burden.