How to Live a Happy and Meaningful Life
- Be part of a close family.
- Be enmeshed in a community of friends.
- Know your personal values and live them.
- Know your personal strengths and find a way to exercise them every day.
- Develop an optimistic thinking style.
- Make enough money.
- Be in work, or retire with sufficient money and health and all the above.
- Look after your health.
This list is pulled together from various sources. Genetics and upbringing also make a difference, but since we can't do too much about those I haven't included them in this list.
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