TOP 9 habits for health and happiness -Successful lifestyle in 2020

LIFE STYLE 

Habits of success people 

I am fascinated with the habits that affect happiness, health, productivity, and success. I read everything I can get my hands on related to these topics and continuously experiment with new tactics to see what works in my own life. Based on my research, reading, learning from the experts, and personal experimentation, here are the 20 best habits for happiness, health, productivity, and success.

1). Be generous — Spending money on other people has been shown to lead to greater well-being and happiness than spending it on yourself.

2). Ask more questions — And actually listen to the answers. Creativity and leadership expert Paul Sloane, author of 17 books including The Innovative Leader, says asking questions is the single most important habit for innovative thinkers.

3). Make Your Bed — Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author and happiness researcher, says “When I was researching my book on happiness, this was the number one most impactful change that people brought up over and over.” Making your bed starts a chain reaction of other productive habits throughout the day.

4). Celebrate — Pause to enjoy your successes before moving on to the next thing. David Campbell, former senior fellow with the Center for Creative Leadership, said it best: “Celebrations are the punctuation marks that make sense of the passage of time; without them, there are no beginnings and no endings. Life becomes an endless series of Wednesdays.”

5) Smile — The simple act of smiling reduces stress and increases happiness, even if you’re faking or forcing the smile. Putting on a happy face actually makes you happier.

6). Buy experiences, not things — An extensive amount of research shows that experiences actually bring people more happiness than material goods.

7) Get Enough Sleep

I’m a night owl by nature, and I’ve been known to burn the midnight oil more often than not.
As an entrepreneur or side hustler, you probably know this routine well. If you want to get ahead, you need to work more, and working more means putting in longer hours, right?
Well, one can’t argue with the benefits to getting enough sleep. When I had a 9-5 job, I hated waking up to my alarm and having to get ready even though my body screamed at me in protest. I went through my morning routine feeling like a zombie.
That’s not a good, productive way to start your day. Plus, studies have shown that getting less sleep to get more work done is a losing situation. That’s because you’re not functioning at 100% the next day.
You need those precious hours of sleep to refuel, otherwise you run on less and less, eventually burning out and having your brain turn into mush. Not fun. Get “sleep is for the weak” out of your head and treat yourself to some z’s.

8) Don’t Forget to Eat

This is one I’m personally guilty of, and I know a few others who have done it, too.
When you’re super busy and caught up in your work, you tend to forget that other things exist outside of your bubble. You also tend to completely tune out the sound of your stomach begging for food.
I get it. When you’re in the zone, you don’t want to stop for anything. You’re on a roll!
Unfortunately, not eating has almost the same effect as not sleeping. Your body needs fuel to function, and if you’re not fueling it, it stops running as efficiently. You get sluggish, light headed, and just blah.
Don’t let yourself get to that point. Keep healthy snacks near your desk so you can reach for something quick while maintaining your focus on work.
Regardless, your work is probably not as important as your health, so don’t put it first. Your ability to work (and keep your sanity) is what’s important.

9) Eat Well

I know this one goes without saying, but it ties in with the above.
Not surprisingly, during college, I had a horrible habit of making microwavable meals because of their convenience.
Forgot to eat? In a rush? No problem, just pop something in for 5 minutes, let it cool, and be on your merry way.
As most everyone knows, freezer meals are filled with sodium. And snacks like chips and cookies, while “quick,” aren’t the fuel your body needs to run well.
I have a sensitive stomach and I have acid reflux. Guess what happens when I eat like crap?
Yep, I feel like crap. And that is not how I get my best work done. Pain and discomfort serve as a horrible distraction to work.
Even if you’re lucky and you can eat anything and everything without issue, your body still doesn’t appreciate being stuffed with Oreo’s, sour cream and onion chips, and Red Bull.

Do yourself a favor and drink plenty of water so as to avoid dehydration, and eat fruit, vegetables, and protein for energy.

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