10 ways to be HAPPY Tricks to achieving and maintaining happiness (based on 22 year experience as a Human on Earth) 1. SLEEP. This is probably my favourite activity. Some say you waste your life sleeping. I think that if I have a good night's sleep I am happy. If I don't sleep well I am a zombie and no one is happy to be around or near me. Taking naps is also awesome. 2. SMILE. Of course this depends which country you live in. Some countries do not appreciate smiles and people will be very angry at you. I am Canadian though, so smiling is what we do next to saying Please, Thank you and Sorry. Listening to some good music ican make you smile. Bob Marley or The Beatles = happiness. 3. APPRECIATE. Also synonym of 'being grateful'. Be happy with what you have. Ex: when you wake-up in the morning, instead of thinking "Oh no I woke up, sleeping was better. Now I have to face the real world. Arrggg" you can think "Awesome! I can eat!". Appreciate your health. After you are sick you often really appreciate what you have. Try to keep this feeling, always. 4. SOCIALIZE. If you are reading this you are probably human. Humans are social people. We are happy to meet other people, especially if we have common interests. Check out "couchsurfing" or "meetup" to meet open-minded interesting people in person (not dating, don't get the wrong idea). In Montreal and Buenos Aires there is also something called "Mundo Lingo", which is a free language exchange at a bar. It is awesome. Maybe you have something like this in your city? Feeling that you connect with someone is an awesome feeling. 5. LAUGH. Laughing is fun, it makes me happy. I like watching stand-up comedy by Louis CK, Russel Petters and Aziz Ansari. 6. FEEL USEFUL. I enjoy feeling like a have a purpose. If I keep a journal I write what I did during the day. This pushes me to do more things and to feel like I accomplished something. Build a house.Fly to the moon. Or cook beans and rice. Do things. Some people also love check-lists. You can write simple things like -get out of bed, -brush teeth, -buy food, and at the end of the day, look at all the things you've done! 7. HUGS. Hugs are awesome. Don't be creepy though, just spread love. 8. LEARNING. Learn new skills or languages. 9. THINK POSITIVE. Your thoughts become your reality. 10. JUST BE. "everything will be alright in the end. if it's not alright, it's not the end" Does any body have any sayings or books or movies or something to add to this topic? :)