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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

How To Be Happy by Robert Louis Stevenson


  1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure  in simple things.
  2. Make the best of your circumstances. No one has  everything, and everyone has something of sorrow  intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears.
  3. Don't take yourself too seriously. Don't think that  somehow you should be protected from misfortune  that befalls other people.
  4. You can't please everybody. Don't let criticism worry you.
  5. Don't let your neighbor set your standards. Be yourself.
  6. Do the things you enjoy doing but stay out of debt.
  7. Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder  to bear than real ones.
  8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish jealousy,  enmity, grudges. Avoid people who make you unhappy.
  9. Have many interests. If you can't travel, read about new places.
  10. Don't hold post-mortems. Don't spend your time brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don't be one who never gets over things.
  11. Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.
  12. Keep busy at something. A busy person never has  time to be unhappy.

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