Related to optimism and the need for gratifications in our life (in Chapter 3, and which I hope we will talk about next week), I found this on one of my friend's Facebook page (he is an executive coach) about what makes us happy. It's just an article he found elsewhere, but it is a quick and easy read and provides a nice list of simple ways to be happier. See the article here and for those really without the time to check it out, the ten easy ways are these:
1. Exercise more
2. Sleep more
3. Shorten your commute
4. Spend time with friends and family
5. Go outside
6. Help others
7. Practice smiling
8. Plan a trip
9. Meditate
10. Practice gratitude
So ... not so hard. Most of those are easy to do.
I would like to add to the list this item: "Doing something that you love." For me at the moment this includes photography. This is something I have always had some interest in but over the last year or so I have gotten seriously back into it. Lately, in fact, I have started shooting film again, which is really fun as it makes one really think about what you are shooting because each shot costs money. But the quality of film is different from digital too, which I also really appreciate.
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