The New Year has just debuted, but not all people on the planet have resolutions to achieve. That’s not a tragedy – most people don’t know what to do in order to make this year count or any year count, for that matter. They subscribe to the already classic “going with the flow.”
If 2016 was a bad year for you, then you must step up the game and make 2017 the best year in your life yet. Because we know that it’s difficult sometimes to come up with ways to make your life better.
Let us present you 10 of them, which you can apply or not, it is your choice:
10 Tips To Make Your Life Better
1. Start Reading
In a constantly over-digitalized world, books have started to be forgotten. Nowadays, you can read on any device, from your laptop to your smartphone and tablet. But we are speaking of reading actual physical books.
Hemingway once said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” That is true! Reading helps you relax, it teaches you things that would remain untaught otherwise and improves your ability to communicate with those around you. It also makes you more humble. A cup of steaming coffee and a good book will immediately make you forget all your problems.
2. Learn The Importance Of Taking Breaks
There are too many people that are so concerned with turning their lives around that they practically burn from both ends. Being endlessly stressed and always on the run is unhealthy. You must learn the importance of a vacation and the sweet forgetfulness of doing nothing on a free afternoon. If you cut yourself some slack, you will be able to approach everything with a newly-acquired clarity.
3. Develop A Healthy Morning Routine
Make sure your morning sets out the mood for the rest of the day. Exercise, eat healthily, take a shower, have your coffee, and add anything else to this routine that would make you happy. Also, consider waking up earlier than you used to.
4. Stop The Phone From Controlling Your Life
No one can negate that smartphones are extremely practical devices and they eased our lives a lot. But, on the other side of the coin, no one can deny that they also control our lives. By talking too much on the phone, we miss out on the people in front of us. How about 2017 being all about making the people around you know they count? Few people would be able to quit Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram cold-turkey, but you can at least try to diminish their influence on you.
5. Establish Priorities And Goals
You must stop, by all means, giving credit to things that do not matter or are, at best, fiascos. The best idea is to have a set of crystal-clear goals to reach this year. On top of that, decide what your priorities are and let neither procrastination nor other people taint them.
You will see that gradually, having an objective will make you go harder at it than before, unearthing a kind of inner power that you never thought you had in the first place. Strong, successful people are made of determination, hard work, and clear-cut goals. Your life will improve a lot when you decide it’s worth fighting for something rather than working just for the sake of it.
6. Stay Away From Things That Make You Miserable
Whether it’s a relationship that turned sour or a job that you hate doing, it’s time to put it to rest. Nobody’s saying that it’s something easy to do, quite the contrary. They’re tough decisions to make and often painful, but you will never be happier if you keep beating a dead horse.
7. Brace Yourself And Embrace Failure
Nobody was ever born with complete knowledge of doing something. Do you want to be a painter but your skills leave a great deal to be desired? That shouldn’t be a problem. Not anymore. Keep doing things although the results are mind-blowingly bad. You will eventually come to master them, but, in order to do that, you mustn’t fear failure. Failure is nothing but a very good teacher, and we have all gone through that.
8. Start Appreciating People
Having a job makes it harder to meet up with your friends or your family. Go out with them or visit them whenever you have the chance. Socializing is crucial in one’s development. Moreover, those are the people you can always count on in darker times, so repay them at least with your company and good cheer.
9. Hit The Gym
You must start respecting your body. If you’ve gained weight, then go to the gym and burn down the calories. Your body is affected by a lot of things, and it gets you going without anything in return. Of course, it will eventually wear down if you don’t take proper care of it. Also, ensure that you motivate yourself to workout regularly.
10. Start hitting the “Unfriend” Button
Few things can be as irritating as having your newsfeed flooded with irrelevant, superficial posts from someone you cannot stand. That’s what the “unfriend” button is for. When you get a friend request, don’t just accept it blindly. Try to figure out who you’re dealing with first. It’s your account, and you have every right to see only what you really want to see when you log in.
As you can see, you don’t necessarily need resolutions to have a great year. It’s all about working on those little aspects of everyday life to re-design it. You probably wanted to change as a person for a long time, and this is your chance to do it.
Life is better only if we make it better, so don’t be afraid of doing any of the above. Badmouthing will be there, most certainly, but that’s far from being your problem when you have the life you have always wanted to live.
