Enjoying Life & School

I found a book in my desk drawer, picked it up, and began flipping through the pages. The book I had picked up was Dale Carnegie’s How to Enjoy Life and Your Job. It’s even revised for the 1980′s (perfect!). I thought it would have little relevancy today, but I’ve been reading it on and off. The book really intrigues me because it is actually helpful. For that reason, I wanted to share a few things that I learned from the book.

1. We are tired based on our emotions. If I were told that I had just won a million dollars, I would no longer be tired. Take advantage of that thinking, and don’t let yourself become fatigued.

2. Work efficiently by living without clutter, doing things in order of their importance, and solving problems at hand without having to wait (or worse, take the problem home with you) whenever possible.

3. Criticism can only help you. Take the criticism and fix the problem. Your comments on my blog posts help me to become a better blog writer. (That’s not entirely true because some of you just like to come here to tell me what a horrible person I am)

4. As part of my journey to become a happier person, I have learned that most happiness is in the small moments of life. Happiness is all about spontaneity. When I found myself featured on Springwise, I was glowing, and that came from nowhere (a big moment). But when I found myself in the rain waiting on the already late school bus, I threw in some earbuds and required myself to think positive with Bob Marley alongside me (a small moment).

In summary, you can make yourself happy. It’s a choice, and being happy is the same as being efficient  in the office as living without clutter. John Ciardi said that we are what summons our attention, and in following that I surround myself with things that make me happy, a clean workspace, completed work, and people.

For those readers who are sick of me rambling about my life, you can expect some information on Reserverr to come out next. For the rest of you, make yourselves happy because no one will do it for you.