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1. 10 Things
Do Not Do
Unhappy People
by Inklyo.com

2. There are so many self-help books and
articles out there for people seeking
happiness. They advise their readers to live
kind, balanced lives—or so they say.
They tell their readers to wake up, exercise,
and eat a well-balanced breakfast, all before
eight a.m. They advise kindness, and
calmness, and preparedness, and
acceptance, and flossing.
They encourage meditating, and
donating to charity, and avoiding
gossip at all costs.
Basically, these books and articles tell people
that the key to happiness is being a flawless superhuman.

3. What are the really important things a person has to do to be happy?
What about the people who just want
to go to bed each night with a smile on their faces?

4. Because, really, balance is what most people sorely lack
in their lives, and it's what they will never find if they're
constantly striving to become "happy." Here are 10 things
that unhappy people don't do and the reasons why doing
these things may just make an unhappy person happier.
Not happy, as in perfectly content with everything ever,
but happier. Hopefully, you'll read this list and realize that
you're doing all right. Maybe you'll learn a few things and
decide to make some changes.
This isn’t a “how to be happy” list. This is a “how to be a balanced human” list.

5. Saying thank you—and, more importantly, meaning it—has actually been proven to make people happier. Feeling
and expressing gratitude is a win for everyone involved. The person being thanked feels happy for being
appreciated, and the person doing the thanking feels good for making the other person happy. So if you're ever
feeling down, ask yourself: Have I been acting like a jerk lately? If the answer is yes, the odds are pretty good that
this behavior is affecting more than just the people you're being rude to; it's also making you unhappy.

6. It's all well and good to have lots of friends and family members,
but if you never make an effort to work on or maintain those
relationships, you won't be getting nearly as much out of them as
you could be. Reach out; show you care. Being nice to others can
make you happy, too.

7. Don't get us wrong—prayer and meditation are not for everyone.
You don't have to be a member of an organized religion to be
happy. For most people, though, finding meaning and peace in life
is very important. Maybe you need to write in a journal, or play the
violin, or paint. Getting beyond the physical world through activities
such as these can help you become more content and hopeful.

8. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once
in a while, you could miss it." These wise words from a famous fictional
high school student (Anyone? Anyone?) couldn't be truer. Getting stuck in
an unwanted situation can cause unhappiness for many people. The
solution to this problem is simple: change the situation. Now, we're not
suggesting you skip school, steal your friend's father's sports car (now,
that's a mouthful of possessives!), and lip sync to the Beatles in a parade.
All we're saying is that change, scary as it may be, can be good for you.

9. Remember earlier, when we mentioned that being
nice to others is really good for a person's happiness?
Well, here we are again. Being stingy never helped
anyone. Being realistically generous makes other
people thankful, and making other people thankful
makes you happy. Isn't that great?

10. Okay, so this isn't exactly true for everyone, but good sleep habits are
associated with greater levels of happiness. Even though many
university and college students have managed to live the nocturnal life
for years on end, this is not how humans are actually wired.
Try to sleep at night, and stay awake (and relatively
productive) throughout the day.

11. Contrary to popular hipster belief, finding funny
things funny actually is cool. You know what else is
cool? People who can laugh at themselves. Finding
the humor in your own life is a great coping
mechanism, and people who can cope are people
who can be happy.

12. The stress of being unable to pay off debt or to provide yourself with
basic necessities is obviously a huge happiness-sucker. It's nearly
impossible to concern yourself with happiness when you’re busy trying
to figure out how to feed yourself or keep a roof over your head. So
while money doesn't buy happiness, having enough of it does allow us
to focus on happiness.

13. At the 2014 Academy Awards, John Travolta absolutely botched Idina Menzel's name while
introducing her performance. The Internet exploded with references to the performer
Travolta introduced as "Adele Dazeem." Now, Idina could have been pretty ticked about
that, considering her live performance was kind of a big deal and her role in Frozen was kind
of her first big Hollywood "moment." But what did she do? She let it go. (See what we did
there?) And you know what? She seems like a pretty happy lady.

14. We know, we know! Much like you were hoping to lose
that winter weight you've been meaning to get rid of for
the past five years without working out, you were
probably also hoping to skip the whole physical exercise
thing on your quest to happiness. But the fact of the
matter is, your brain is connected to your body; treat
one well, and the other will benefit.

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