The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People电子书

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A Note to Readers

Introduction: All I Can Do Is Point and Hope You Look

1: Your life has purpose and meaning.

2: Use a strategy for happiness.

3: You don’t have to win every time.

4: Your goals should be aligned with one another.

5: Choose your comparisons wisely.

6: Cultivate friendships.

7: Turn off the TV.

8: Accept yourself—unconditionally.

9: Remember where you came from.

10: Limit yourself to thinking about one subject as you lie down to sleep.

11: Friendship beats money.

12: Have realistic expectations.

13: Be open to new ideas.

14: Share with others how important they are to you.

15: If you’re not sure, guess positively.

16: Believe in yourself.

17: Don’t believe in yourself too much.

18: Don’t face your problems alone.

19: Age is not to be feared.

20: Develop a household routine.

21: Don’t be overprotective.

22: Pay attention.You may have what you want.

23: Don’t let your religious beliefs fade.

24: Do what you say you are going to do.

25: Don’t be aggressive with your friends and family.

26: Root for the home team.

27: Don’t confuse stuff with success.

28: Every relationship is different.

29: Don’t think “what if.”

30: Volunteer.

31: If you can’t reach your goals,your goals will hurt you.

32: Exercise.

33: Little things have big meanings.

34: It’s not what happened, it’s how you think about what happened.

35: Develop some common interests with loved ones.

36: Laugh

37: Don’t let your entire life hinge on one element.

38: Share of yourself

39: Busy is better than bored

40: Satisfaction is relative

41: Learn to use a computer.

42: Try to think less about the people and things that bother you.

43: Keep your family close.

44: Eat some fruit every day.

45: Enjoy what you have.

46: Think in concrete terms.

47: Be socially supportive.

48: Don’t blame yourself.

49: Be a peacemaker.

50: Cherish animals.

51: Make your work a calling.

52: Never trade your morals for your goals.

53: Don’t pretend to ignore things your loved ones do that bother you.

54: Get a good night’s sleep.

55: Buy what you like.

56: Accomplish something every day.

57: Be flexible.

58: Events are temporary.

59: Be your own fan.

60: Join a group.

61: Be positive.

62: There will be an end,but you can be prepared.

63: How we see the world is more importantthan how the world is.

64: Keep a pen and paper handy.

65: Help the next personwho needs some minor assistance.

66: Take care not to harshly criticizefamily and friends.

67: Some people like the big picture, and others like the details.

68: Do things you are good at.

69: Go visit your neighbor.

70: Smile.

71: Don’t accept television’s picture of the world.

72: You always have a choice.

73: Be agreeable.

74: Don’t ignore one part of your life.

75: Listen to music.

76: Let your goals guide you.

77: Use your job positively.

78: Don’t forget to have fun.

79: Believe in ultimate justice.

80: Reminisce.

81: Be conscientious.

82: Don’t dwell on unwinnable conflicts.

83: Enjoy the ordinary.

84: Focus not on the world’s tragedies, but on the world’s hope.

85: Get a hobby.

86: Envying other people’s relationships is pointless.

87: Give yourself time to adapt to change.

88: Focus on what really matters to you.

89: Realize that complete satisfaction does not exist.

90: Surround yourself with pleasant aromas.

91: Don’t let others set your goals.

92: You are a person, not a stereotype.

93: Know what makes you happy and sad.

94: Keep reading.

95: We must feel needed.

96: Say “so what.”

97: Have a purpose.

98: You have not finished the best part of your life.

99: Money does not buy happiness.

100: What does it all mean? You decide.

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