100 Ways to Be Happy: Simple Tips and Tricks to Brighten Up Your Day
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Here at your fingertips are dozens of different ideas on how to enjoy each and every day. With 100 Ways to Be Happy as your guide, things are going to get a little brighter, a little lighter, and a whole lot more fun. From going for a walk on your lunch break to allowing yourself ten minutes just to daydream, these hundred simple tips will certainly put a smile on your face.
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100 Ways to Be Happy - Adams Media
100 Ways to Be Happy
Simple Tips and Tricks to Brighten Your Day
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Change the Way You Think
Smile, Even if You Don’t Want To
Give Yourself Props
Chill Out Before Your Day Begins
Appreciate Yesterday, But Anticipate Tomorrow
Make Your Own Space
Practice Tolerance
Give Blood on Your Birthday
Create Your Own Mission Statement
Establish New Family Traditions
Write a Love Note to Your Partner
Have Sushi with Friends
Share What You Like with Your Partner
Set Clear Boundaries
Be the Friend You Want to Have
Be a Better Mom or Dad
Assign Chef Duty to the Family
Become Skilled at Conflict Resolution
Schedule One-on-One Time
Help Your Kids Invent New Games
Employees — and You — Must Wash Hands
Mix It Up in the Bedroom
Practice Deep Breathing Throughout the Day
Let Your Imagination Run Wild for 20 Minutes
Pamper Yourself at a Spa
Find a Mentor
Use the Law of Attraction Before Bed
Think of Three Ways to Improve Your Job
Calm Down Before You Go to Sleep
Don’t Burn Your Bridges
Create — and Stick to — a Household Budget
Pay Off Your Highest Credit Card
Forgo the Daily Latte
Carry President Washington with You
Buy a Home
Release Some Pressure
Scream it Out
Save the Drama
Uncork and Unwind
Note the Little Things that Make You Smile
Bring Your Pillow
Try a New Food or Drink
Downsize Your Suitcase
Take a Family Road Trip
Be Generous with Your Tips
Visualize Yourself Succeeding
Spend a Half Hour Every Day on Your Passion
Focus Your Dream
Plan Celebrations for Your Achievements
Be a Supportive Partner
Offer to Make a Starbucks Run for Your Boss
Be on Time and Be Ready
Leave with a Clean Desk
Take Time to De-Stress at Work
Take Action to Improve Your Workplace
Work Out with a Friend
Sign Up for a Kickboxing Class
Start an Herb Garden
Boogie While You Brew
Leave the Car at Home
Teach Your Favorite Recipes
Use Your Hobby to Help Others
Host a Wine Tasting
Collect Something
Create Something New
Make Peace over Coffee
Put Yourself in Your Enemy’s Shoes
Try to Find Common Ground
Have the Courage to Walk Away
Recognize that Happiness is Not a Destination
Adopt a New Friend
Exercise with Your Pet
Bake for Your Pup
Volunteer at Your Local Shelter
Plan a Worst Case Scenario for Your Pet
Plan Your Own Birthday Party — and Go All Out
Throw an Oscar Party
Play an Icebreaker Game
Make Specific Name Tags for Your Guests
Play Photog and Send Out Pictures as Thank You’s
Donate Your Loose Change
Waste Away an Afternoon at a Bookstore
Go Antiquing with Your Pals
Find a Study Buddy
Go to Band Camp
Just Play
Help a Kid Develop an Interest
Read a Silly Story with Kids
Plan Multicultural Activities
Teach Respect
Make Promises and Keep Them
Stop Gossiping
Share Your Favorite Book with a Friend
Turn a Negative Nancy into a Positive Polly
Tell Someone You Love that You’re Proud
Be Nice or Be Quiet
Brainstorm Three Helpful Actions
Spread Some Virtual Cheer
Think Globally
Make Your Own Fortunes
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Introduction
What is it that makes you happy and contented? Although happiness and life satisfaction are relatively new areas of psychology study, research suggests that it’s not external objects like cars, luxury homes, and all the must-have gadgets money can buy that make people happy, but rather internal factors like good health and an optimistic, hopeful outlook.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the eighteenth-century playwright, had nine requisites for a happy, contented life. First was health, in order to make work a pleasure. Then came wealth to support one’s needs. Other factors in his list included strength to deal with difficulty, grace to confess and abandon sin, patience, charity, love, faith, and hope.
What does it take for you to feel that things are going well