100 Very Short Rules for a Happy Life

We need happier people, not richer people

Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash

September is here. It is a time of new beginnings for millions of students throughout the world; children and young adults often in need of guidance. It should also be a time of introspection for those of us in the workforce. Do we have the right goals? Have we made the right choices? Are we as happy as we’d like to be?

To help the process of introspection, I have written, in no particular order, 100 pieces of advice on how to best get through the year as a happy, well-balanced human being. God knows we need those.

1. Be on time
2. Keep your word
3. Always double-tap
4. Buy the orange properties in Monopoly
5. If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room
6. All dogs are the best dog in the world. Pet that dog. Go on
7. Don’t underestimate the role of luck in life. Not all success is due to hard work, and not all poverty is due to laziness.
8. When someone tells you you’ve hurt them, you don’t get to decide that you didn’t
9. Thank the cook before Instagramming the food
10. When it comes to investing, boring is sexy