100 Good Habits for a Happy Life

Happiness is a habit, cultivate it

Happiness is a cycle, happy people have happy habits, which make them happy in general and they make their environment happy too. I always believe that happiness doesn’t happen by chance, it is by choice. It is a special skill that anyone can cultivate with the right habits.

Here are my 100 Habits that I do myself to make my life happier: 

1. Make your bed first as soon as you get up.
2. Start the day with a positive affirmation.
3. Write your to-do list for the day.
4. Enjoy and savour your first coffee of the day.
5. Meditate.
6. Clean your bedroom.
7. Declutter- get rid of the stuff you don’t use.
8. Listen to your favourite music.
9. Take your vitamins and supplements.
10. Set a financial goal.
11. Save for emergency.
12. Make a monthly or weekly budget.
13. Have a savings account.
14. Don’t talk bad about your colleagues.
15. Reward yourself.
16. List what you have accomplished at work.
17. Raise any issue at work to the person involved.
18. Give praise and complements to colleagues or to anyone.
19. Surround yourself with smart people.
20. Surround yourself with like-minded people.
21. Smile all the time.
22. Go to work 15 to 30 mins early.
23. Plan your day.
24. Plan your weekly calendar.
25. Have a diary or planner.
26. Start with the hardest task.
27. Share your goal with one friend.
28. Take a break.
29. Get outside.
30. Meal prep.
31. Drink water.
32. Go for food shopping once or twice a week.
33. Buy only essentials.
34. Eat vegetables and fruits every day.
35. Get in daily exercise.
36. Plan bedtime and stick to the hours.
37. Track your steps.
38. Start a gratitude journal.
39. Work in a flow state, no distraction.
40. Plan a holiday.
41. Get an 8 hours sleep every day.
42. Read new books.
43. Try to read 10 pages before bedtime.
44. No electronics 30 mins before bedtime.
45. Try not to check anything on your phone first thing in the morning when you wake up.
46. Get a gratitude journal.
47. Get an expenses/budget journal.
48. Eat less sugar.
49. Learn new skills.
50. Schedule and make a quality time for study and revision.
51. Track your performance.
52. Change bed sheets once a week.
53. Change towels once a week.
54. Clean the house once a week.
55. Wash dirty dishes after eating.
56. Clean up after yourself.
57. Dry the sink after you use it.
58. Do your laundry once a week.
59. Keep your wardrobe and drawers tidy.
60. Keep make-up collection to minimal.
61. Use only essential skincare products.
62. Use only one Perfume or cologne.
63. Clear up your study desk and keep it organised.
64. Put away all the stuff you don’t use.
65. Put dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
66. Fold and put away clean clothes.
67. Find a second income.
68. Find a new hobby.
69. Monetize your hobby.
70. Minimize your social media time on your phone.
71. Put away and put your phone on silence mode when you are out with some people.
72. Say something nice to yourself.
73. Thank yourself.
74. Celebrate every achievement.
75. Call someone you love.
76. Apologise for your wrongdoing.
77. Say yes when stagnant.
78. Say no when overwhelmed.
79. Treat yourself for some luxury dark chocolate.
80. Try the newly opened restaurants.
81. Have a coffee date with your friends.
82. Take a nap.
83. Have a lazy day.
84. Try new food.
85. Take a packed lunch to work.
86. Cuddle.
87. Take a digital detox.
88. Stretch.
89. Have a good cry. It’s ok not to be ok.
90. Plan a long weekend getaway.
91. Remove toxic relationship from your life.
92. Shower every day.
93. Brush your teeth twice to thrice a day.
94. Wear clothes that make you feel good.
95. Get your nails and hair done.
96. Have a regular date or date night with your other half.
97. Say “I LOVE YOU” if you only mean it.
98. Share with someone about your fears.
99. Think before you say something.
100. Be honest and real.