Five lesser-known habits that make life 10x more enjoyable

I learned over the years not to depend on external events for my happiness.

It’s easy to get caught up in the idea that life needs to be somehow enjoyable or interesting for me to enjoy myself.

Thinking this can stress us because we’re at the mercy of things going right, which they often do not.

So how do ensure we live well?

We focus on repeating certain kinds of actions that reflect our own choice to live life well — regardless of the circumstances.

There’s a big difference there.

We create our reality.

We don’t wait for it.

Here are some fun habits that can make for a funner life:

Take action, regardless of how you feel.

Don’t wait to feel good before doing stuff.

Too many of us value our feelings as an indicator of what’s worth doing.

You don’t need to feel good to act.

You must act regardless of the flatness, the fear or the frustration.

Everything changes when you design a life biased to leaning in and doing things.

You become a doer overnight. Now take it up a notch and do more. Now we’re cooking.

The momentum will fuel you. Sparks fly. Don’t question it. Just do.

Now we begin to enjoy a life in motion. We feel better, and more happens in our favour.

Simplify your life in one way daily.

Most of us take on too much, and we know it.

We accept too many engagements.

We buy too much junk that we never use. We take on too many projects that send us spinning.

Good pruners manage beautiful gardens.

So prune your life every day.

Take stock of one area of your life and identify one thing you can subtract. What item in your house no longer ‘sparks joy’ that you barely use?

Get rid (This doesn’t include an unruly child).