40 Life Hacks
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40 LIFE HACKS…to make your life more awesome
*Life hacking refers to any productivity trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity and efficiency, in all walks of life; in other words, anything that solves an everyday problem of a person in a clever or non-‐obvious way.
Why?
• Your mindfulness and ability to self-‐control could probably be improved
• This will affect both your job performance and your quality of life positively
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LIVE IN THE NOW.
Don’t think too much what will happen later or daydream with the memories of your past.
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ENJOY THE MOMENT.
Use routine activities to enjoy the moment. Waiting in a row is a great opportunity for rest and enjoyment.
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AVOID EVERYDAY ROUTINES.
Go to your job using a different road. Notice the leaves falling, kids laughing and life happening.
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BE THE MASTER OF THAT VOICE INSIDE YOUR HEAD.
Separate yourself from your ego and don’t let negative emotions break your flow.
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NOTICE EVERYTHING.
Notice details. Our mind is trained to ignore anything not important but often that’s not what we want.
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STOP RATING YOUR EMOTIONS.
Your emotions are neither good or bad, they are just here to help you lead your life. Don’t ride the emotional roller-‐coaster.
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TIME IS YOUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE.
Much more important than money. Don’t get stuck with a job you do not like.
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START ANYWHERE AND DON’T POSTPONE.
Just do it and start with the obvious, most important and usually the hardest thing first.
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FACE THE FACTS.
Accept your environment and others. Things are as they are because of a law of cause and effect.
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BE ACTIVE IN THIS MOMENT.
Be active now to find out what will happen later. Success comes from activity and not from over-‐analysing.
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LET “THANKS” BE YOUR MANTRA.
Notice anything for which you should or can be grateful. Then thank people responsible or write down the things that you are thankful for.
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SLEEP ENOUGH.
Every person has different needs, but most people can benefit from adding a short nap during the day.
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EXERCISE DAILY.
You will feel happier from endorphins released, be more in shape and fall asleep more easily.
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SPEND MORE TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
Later you will miss those time which you could have shared with your beloved ones.
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SAY NO TO DRAMA AND EGO.
Don’t let yourself be drawn in tiring drama with your own ego or with others.
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SMILE AND LAUGH.
If you smile when you feel bad, it will magically make you feel slightly better.
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MEDITATE.
Rewire your brain for happiness. It is as an important habit for improving focus, clarity and attention span, as well as helping to keep you calm.
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DON’T CRITICISE.
If you really have to do it, add compliments before and after and talk about your own mistakes too.
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CONVERSATION IS NOT A CONTEST.
It is not a goal to win an argument, but to finish it as quickly as possible and to try to find a win-‐win solution.
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HELP AND SUPPORT OTHERS.
Spend at least 2 hours per week helping others and offer them honest support. You will feel a change in your own well-‐being too.
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GET INTERESTED IN OTHER PEOPLE.
If you are not honestly interested in other people you will waste both your and other people’s time.
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ACTIVELY LISTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE.
And ask them to talk more about their topics. You will learn much more when listening than talking.
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MAKE OTHER PERSON FEEL IMPORTANT.
Since you are just one of many people on this planet, others are as important as you and you should let them know so.
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USE STATEMENTS WITH WHICH OTHER PEOPLE CAN AGREE.
Start your statements and form your sentences and opinions as such that other person can agree and respond with “yes”.
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IF YOU ARE WRONG ADMIT IT.
Others will appreciate you for admitting and you will feel at rest with yourself too.
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SPEAK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S MISTAKES INDIRECTLY.
Before criticising give some praise and talk about your own mistakes. Let other person save his reputation.
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LET OTHER PERSON THINK IT’S HIS IDEA.
Proving to other person that you are the one who is right, will have the opposite effect and will not give you any benefits.
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SEE THINGS IN OTHER PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVE.
Talk in form of other people’s perspectives and interests. Identify with other people's ideas and desires.
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BE COMPASSIONATE AND HAVE GOODWILL.
Be kind to other people and assume that people are good and have reasons for their behaviour.
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PRAISE EVERY IMPROVEMENT.
Give other person a good reputation to start with, and he will more probably keep it later.
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IF YOU CARE ABOUT SOMETHING, SHOW IT.
Don’t communicate with mixed signals, explain yourself and it will be easier to get what you want.
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DON’T TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY SHOULD DO.
Stop correcting and adjusting others. Start with yourself.
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KNOW WHEN NOT TO REACT.
Sometimes problems can be solved more passively than you think. Carefully consider if action or no-‐action is better.
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THANKS
Andrej Dragisic -‐ Software Consultant (www.andrejdragisic.com)
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