8 Things That Can Help With Happiness?

My brain is churning this morning, can't put my finger on why but something in my morning reading really struck a chord deep inside me. I have been reading similiar things for the past year but for some reason, reading it this morning got the neurons firing. 

I am currently reading the book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams. This mornings chapter was titled, Happiness. In the chapter he lists 8 things that he (and others I have read and listened to) say can help with your happiness in life. I can get behind them and would even promote them to those who might listen. Those 8 things include:
  • Eat right
  • Exercise 
  • Get enough sleep 
  • Imagine an incredible future (even if you don't believe it) 
  • Work toward a flexible schedule 
  • Do things you can steadily improve at 
  • Help others (if you've already helped yourself)
  • Reduce daily decisions to routine.


I am curious to what others think about these 8. Do you believe them to be true? How do you work towards implementing them? Do you have goals around them and if so, what are they?

Time to run, well not run exactly but time to hit play and work on that exercise thing. Insanity Plyo Cardio Circuit is waiting for me! 

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