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If You Knew Something Would Improve Your Life, Why Wouldn't You?
Knowing what to do is easy
And that, right there, is the dividing line between happiness and misery, failure and success.
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Adapting to expectations
Your mind, body, and emotions adapt to your expectations and standards.
If you become comfortable with self-defeat and skepticism, your body and brain literally adjust themselves to meet that reality.
Knowing what to do is easy
And that, right there, is the dividing line between happiness and misery, failure and success.
Showing up
If you keep showing up, you can’t help but succeed.
But it's a rare thing: most people are in a state of passivity, not activity.
Wisdom and understanding
And it’s the difference between happiness and misery, failure and success.
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Self-created struggles
See life as it is, without all the ideals and fantasies you’ve been preoccupied with.
The vast majority of our struggles are self-created, and we can choose to overcome them in an instant.
Fearing judgment from others
Tying your self-worth to everyone else’s opinions gives you a flawed sense of reality because people judge us based on a pool of influences in their own lives that have absolutely nothing to do with us.
Past experiences
We need to learn from the past, but also to be ready to update what we learned based on how our circumstances have changed.
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The Aim of Living
Life as a Tragedy
- We are just a speck in this huge, complex world, inviting us to be humble.
- Happiness, he says, is a pointless goal,
- Only compare yourself with your yesterday, not with others.
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Happy people vs. miserable people
Happy people engage in more happiness-boosting habits while unhappy people engage in more misery-inducing habits.
You can choose which habits to cultivate in your life. If ...
Happy People Experience Flow Often
It is marked by intense concentration, a sense of timelessness, and a loss of self-consciousness. It’s a deeply healing and enjoyable state and one that greatly contributes to our happiness.
Activities of happy people
- They meditate.
- They exercise regularly. “Surveys show that exercise may very well be the most effective instant happiness booster of all activities.”
- They stop and smell the roses.
- They spend time with their furry friends.
- They spend time outside.
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