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How to change your life?
Another guide to action to improve your life and put in order not only your thoughts, but also your things. As we know, everything is connected: if you hang your head and slouch, you will immediately feel insecure. But as soon as you, even in a bad mood, raise your head, straighten your shoulders and smile, everything around you changes and you are already the king of the ball. “100 days of summer” will no longer work, so let’s add a small piece of the velvet season there for good measure
In order to change your life (and in any direction), you need very little - just start taking action. But this “simple” is not always that simple. Sometimes we know what to do, but these actions seem scary to us. And sometimes we have neither a clear plan nor an understanding of how to make this plan. Perhaps these 60 small steps will help you finally start doing at least something. And even if after 20 steps you realize that this is not your plan, you will be ready to make your own plan. Your eyes are afraid, but your hands are doing well?
House
1. Create your own “Calendar for clearing the House of unnecessary things”, distributing the cleaning of various areas of the home over the days.
Day 1: We sort through magazines.
Day 2: We disassemble the DVD.
Day 3. We sort out the books.
2. Live by the mantra: “There is a place for everything and put everything in its place.” Try to follow the following 4 rules for all 10 days:
1. If you take something, put it back later.
2. If you open something, close it.
3. If you drop something, pick it up.
4. If you take something down, hang it back.
3. Walk through your home and find 100 things that need fixing or a little touching up. For example, change a light bulb, seal a hole in the wallpaper, screw in a new socket, etc.
Signs that it's time to change your life
A persistent vague premonition that everything that is happening is going wrong, irritability, poor sleep, a desire to quit everything. Often people themselves do not fully realize what is being done to them. Psychologists call this condition dissatisfaction with life. They are convinced that the above symptoms are the main sign that the time has come to change something in their own existence.
Often indicators of the need for change are anxiety of unknown etiology, irritability, and bad mood. If similar or other signs listed below began to steadily accompany the existence of an individual, then one should begin to analyze one’s own existence.
Below are signs indicating that it is time to change and improve your life if a person:
– stopped feeling emotions, both joyful and negative (here we are not talking about reserved individuals who are not accustomed to expressing their own feelings), becomes indifferent, reacts equally to good news and negative news, this often leads to a prolonged state of stress, the consequence of which is depression;
– life has stopped playing with colorful colors, nothing makes you happy,
existence becomes a continuous “Groundhog Day”; such a state, lasting for months, is a serious reason to think about how to improve yourself and your life;
– does not live in the present, but constantly dwells either in his own dreams or memories: experiences negative moments of the past, remembers joyful moments of bygone times, exists only in dreams of the future;
– stopped worrying about his appearance, his own health, forgot when he visited the hairdresser, had a routine medical examination, and often he justifies such behavior by the need to work a lot or take care of the family;
– began to notice incomprehensible things about himself, for example, he rereads what he wrote three times in order to catch the meaning, forgets why he opened the refrigerator, when this happens only occasionally, this can only be a consequence of banal fatigue, but if this behavior is sustainable, then the moment of necessity has come rethinking one's own existence;
– is constantly in a state of causeless anxiety;
– stopped growing as a person, there are no aspirations, a person exists aimlessly, lives as if out of habit;
– envies everything, envy is a serious symptom that screams that the individual is not satisfied with his own existence;
– is not interested in his own home, does not maintain order: there is a whole mountain of unwashed dishes in the sink, things are scattered everywhere in the rooms;
– constantly puts off important matters for later, which accumulate in proportion to the decrease in the desire to solve them;
– irritates close people, communication with them, can unbalance any trifle.
Happiness
4. Finally, follow the advice that psychologists from all countries and completely different views repeat - write on a piece of paper from 5 to 10 things for which you are grateful in your life every day.
5. Create a list of 20 small things you enjoy doing and make sure you do at least one of those things a day for the next 100 days. For example, eat your lunch on a bench in the park, walk in the park with the dog in the evening, 1 hour of watercolor painting, etc.
6. Keep a diary of your mental chatter—that is, write down your thoughts and feelings that arise throughout the day. For example, how many times a day have you accused yourself of something, how critical are you of others, how many times a day have positive thoughts come to your mind, etc.
7. For the next 100 days, try to have a good laugh at least once a day.
Take it easy.
Even the closest people, friends, teachers cannot take care of a person 100%. What can I say, neighbors of the same entrance may never hear about each other for 10 years. This has never made anyone unhappy! Relationships with colleagues can only be built on professional matters. Behind the walls of the company, these people are already ready to put spokes in each other’s wheels. You shouldn’t take the problems, downs and ups of others’ moods to heart.
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Study or self-development
8. Choose a difficult book that you still haven’t decided to read, but wanted to. Read it in 100 days from cover to cover.
9. Learn something new every day. For example, the name of a flower, the capital of a distant country, the name of your favorite dog breed, etc. And in the evening you can go over in your head all the new things you learned over the past day, take out a dictionary and learn a new word.
10. Stop complaining for the next 100 days. Negative thoughts lead to negative results. Every time you feel like complaining, try to stop yourself.
11. Set your alarm a minute earlier every day for 100 days. Try to get up immediately after the alarm clock rings, open the windows, and do some light exercise. After 100 days, you will wake up 1.5 hours earlier without much effort.
12. For the next 100 days, keep “Morning Pages” - a simple stream of consciousness in the morning, which you will write down in a special notebook. This should be the first thing you do after you wake up.
13. Over the next 100 days, try to focus your attention on the thoughts, words and images of who you want to become and what you want to achieve.
Popular questions about quality of life
What are the main indicators of quality of life?
Some key indicators of quality of life include income and work, housing, education, life-work balance, interpersonal relationships, infrastructure and services, and access to cultural activities and leisure.
How can we improve the quality of life?
If you want to improve your quality of life, work to improve your work-life balance, relationships, home and health by eating nutrient-dense foods, getting enough rest, and finding ways to exercise. Governments can improve the quality of life in their countries by offering affordable and quality health care, investing in education at the primary and secondary levels, providing affordable housing, offering family-friendly policies, and enacting laws that allow workers to earn a livable wage.
How is quality of life calculated?
Quality of life can be calculated in different ways. However, let's say you want an official definition. In this case, the World Health Organization describes it this way: “WHO defines quality of life as a person's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and problems.”
Finance
14. Create a budget. Write down every penny you spend in 100 days.
15. Look for good financial advice on the Internet and choose 10 of them. Try to follow them for the next 100 days. For example, going to the store with a limited amount of cash and without a credit card, doing several things in one trip to save on gas, etc.
16. Pay in stores only with paper money and put the remaining change after shopping in your piggy bank. After 100 days, calculate how much you can save.
17. For 100 days, do not buy anything that you do not really need (this means fairly large purchases). Use this money to pay off a loan (if you have one) or put it in a deposit account for six months.
18. For 100 days, dedicate at least 1 hour a day to finding or creating a source of additional income.
Don't generalize your surroundings.
Failure happened several times - is this a sign of complete failure? If you were lucky enough to win the lottery, will you always be lucky? No! It is stupid to generalize everything from isolated cases. This theory does not have a lingering tendency, but can turn around at any moment. An interesting example from the world of business: “The founder of the 7UP company (Seven Up) achieved success in promoting soda around the world by 7 times!” He assessed the situation soberly and this allowed him to succeed in what he loved. Not equating everything to a specific case will lead to success sooner or later.
Time management
19. For the next 100 days, carry a notebook with you everywhere. Write down all the ideas and thoughts that come to your mind, make your to-do list, add new appointments literally on the go right after your calls.
20. Monitor how you use your time for 5 days. Use the information you've gathered to create your "time budget": the percentage of your total time spent on the things you do each day. For example, house cleaning, time to travel to work, rest, etc. Make sure you stay within your budget for the next 95 days.
21. Identify a low-priority task that you can’t do for 100 days, and replace it with something that’s really important.
22. Identify 5 ways your time is wasted and limit that time for the next 100 days. For example, do not watch TV for more than 1.5 hours, do not spend more than 1.5 hours a day on social networks, etc.
23. For the next 100 days, stop multitasking and do only one important thing a day.
24. For the next 100 days, plan your day in the evening.
25. For the next 100 days, do the most important things on your to-do list first, and then everything else.
26. Over the next 14 weeks, review each week. During your weekly survey, answer the following questions:
What have you achieved?
What went wrong?
What did you do right?
27. For the next 100 days, at the end of each day, tidy up your desk and sort out your papers and office supplies. So that every morning you will have order on your desktop.
28. Make a list of all the promises and commitments you've made over the next 100 days, then take a red pen and cross off everything that won't bring you joy or move you closer to your goals.
29. Over the next 100 days, before you switch from one task to another during the day, ask yourself whether this is the best use of your time and resources.
Countries with the best quality of life
According to the annual US News and World Report, in partnership with the BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the top six countries in 2021 whose residents enjoy the best quality of life worldwide are Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland and Norway. The reasons for this title are myriad: economic stability, a strong public education system, income equality, family-friendly policies and laws, political stability, and an accessible and comprehensive public health care system.
The US ranked well below these six countries and ranked 20th in quality of life. Russia is in 31st place among the 78 countries in the world considered in the report.
You can also familiarize yourself with the ranking of the best cities in Russia in terms of quality and standard of living.
Health
30. Losing about a pound of weight requires burning 3,500 calories. If you reduce your calorie intake by 175 each day, you will lose approximately 2.5 kg after 100 days.
31. For the next 100 days, eat vegetables 5 times a day.
32. For the next 100 days, eat fruit 3 times a day.
33. Pick one food that consistently disrupts your attempts to eat healthy—whether it's cheesecake from the local bakery, pizza, or your favorite potato chips—and stop eating it for the next 100 days.
34. Over the next 100 days, eat from smaller plates to control the amount of food you eat.
35. For the next 100 days, consume 100% juice instead of high-sugar substitutes.
36. For the next 100 days, drink only water instead of soda.
37. Make a list of 10 easy and healthy breakfasts.
38. Make a list of 20 easy and healthy dishes that you can eat for lunch and dinner.
39. Make a list of 10 easy and healthy snacks.
40. Use your healthy meal lists to plan your meals for the week ahead. Eat this way for the next 14 weeks.
41. For the next 100 days, keep a food journal to see if you are deviating from your menu plan.
42. For the next 100 days, spend at least 20 minutes exercising every day.
43. For the next 100 days, always carry a pedometer with you and try to walk 10,000 steps a day.
44. Set up your scale and hang a chart with your bathroom. At the end of each of the 14 weeks, weigh yourself and record data on weight loss (gain), changes in waist size, etc.
45. For the next 100 days, set a reminder on your watch or computer to repeat every hour to drink water.
46. For the next 100 days, meditate, breathe, visualize—make it your daily ritual to calm your mind.
How states can improve quality of life
There are many ways a government can improve the quality of life of its citizens, from funding good public schools, providing affordable access to healthcare, and supporting family-friendly policies such as paid leave to care for sick family members, newborns, or adopted children. that help families thrive.
Many governments in countries with a high quality of life provide services and programs to their citizens to help them improve their lives. These include access to jobs with wages, affordable or free higher education, better gun control laws, and access to high-quality, affordable health care.
The quality of life in Russia and many other CIS countries today is lower than in most developed countries due to declining personal security, healthcare, and uneven access to quality public education.
Relationship
47. For the next 100 days, find something positive about your partner every day and write it down.
48. Over the next 100 days, keep an album of your joint activities and start scrapbooking. At the end of your experiment, give your partner the resulting album and a list of all the positive things you observed during those 100 days.
49. Determine 3 actions that you will take every day for the next 100 days to strengthen your relationship. It could be saying “I love you” or a hug every morning.
Get your 8 hours of sleep and stop eating junk food
Yes, you've heard it a thousand times, but only because it's so damn true. Don't forget this. This is perhaps the biggest and easiest hack of a lifetime. You will feel significantly better if you regularly get 7-8 hours, eat less fast food, drink mostly clean water, and eat a lot more whole, organic, real food that you prepare yourself.
- 7 habits for a healthy and long life
Social life
50. Chat with someone new every day for the next 100 days. This could be your neighbor with whom you have never communicated before, your comment on a blog where you have never written anything before, a new acquaintance on social networks, etc.
51. Over the next 100 days, focus on connecting with people you admire and respect.
52. Over the next 100 days, if someone has hurt or upset you, think for a minute before you respond.
53. For the next 100 days, don't even think about making a final verdict until you've heard both sides.
54. For the next 100 days, try to do at least one good deed a day, no matter how small.
55. For the next 100 days, praise everyone who deserves it.
56. For the next 100 days, practice active listening. When the interlocutor speaks, listen to him, and do not rehearse your answer in your head, ask again to make sure that you heard everything correctly, etc.
57. Practice compassion for the next 100 days. Before you judge someone, try to look at the matter from their point of view. Be curious, find out more about the other person (his interests, beliefs, etc.)
58. For the next 100 days, live your life and don't compare yourself to anyone.
59. Over the next 100 days, look for good intentions in the actions of others.
60. Over the next 100 days, constantly remind yourself that everyone is doing the best they can.
The essence of the quality of life indicator
Quality of life is a non-financial component associated with work and life satisfaction. When applied to work, the term "life qualifications" often refers to the time and ability to do what you enjoy. If a job brings in a lot of money, but requires so much working time that the worker cannot use the money he earns, this is a poor quality of life.
If a job provides time to enjoy life but leaves the worker too tired, injured, stressed, or otherwise unable to enjoy their earnings, this is another detriment to quality of life. Today it is common to weigh both salary and quality of life by considering how good or bad a job is.
Quality of life is also an issue when developing a personal savings plan. In this case, trade-off involves sacrificing current quality of life in order to improve quality of life in the future. This may include limiting immediate spending by purchasing cheaper items rather than more expensive and premium ones.
Prioritize your problems
Some problems are more urgent than others, and it is wise to address them first before addressing other issues.
But sometimes people put off the most important actions or decisions in favor of less important things simply because it is easier.
To prevent this, you can imagine your problems as fires that need to be put out.
Deciding how to put out fires comes down to three things: how big the fire is now, how much potential fuel it has, and how well it connects to other areas of your life.
Take the issue of mental health, for example. It may not have much impact on your life right now, but the circumstances you find yourself in could be fuel for it to quickly deteriorate. And your mental health is connected to every aspect of your life, so its effects can spread quickly. This is definitely not a fire you want to leave unattended for long.
A problem you might want to leave for a while might be a job or career you hate. While you may be annoyed at having to keep doing this kind of work, it may not be a massive fire, and certainly not something that could get out of control at any moment.
You can continue to work at this job for a while without taking any action. Ultimately, yes, you will want to resolve this issue, but you may want to wait until other, more serious fires have been extinguished or brought under control.
Take Action
If you decide that something needs fixing, you should take practical steps to fix it.
You must take action and be decisive to have the best chance of a positive outcome.
Postponing an action quite often makes it difficult to perform that action at a later date.
The saying “The train has left” means that opportunities do not last forever.
In the context of fixing your life, this means being brave and proactive and doing what needs to be done.
If you don't, it's likely that decisions you might have made will be made for you, either over time or by external factors.
And missed opportunities are a source of regret for many people because they represent something that cannot be undone. You just have to accept the consequences of your inaction.
So, to avoid these regrets, you must take action.
This does not mean that you should act without careful consideration. It means thinking and then following through.
