28 Brilliant Tips for Living Life

A nice list from ZenHabits crowdsourced from Twitter.

28 Brilliant Tips for Living Life

http://zenhabits.net/28/

1. “Use travel delay as opportunity to stop rather than get stressed. When the world stands still, let it. [Karl Durrant]
2. Whenever your spouse says something the first thing you should hear is “I love you & want to spend my life with you”. [David Inman]
3. Stop clinging and embrace change as a constant. [Isabelle Cholette]
4. Try and give people the benefit of the doubt if they snap at you. Might be something going on you don’t know about. [misslmdavis]
5. Wash your bowl immediately after eating! [niekstarr]
6. The daily practice of silence. [dimovich]
7. Life is so much easier when you make a decision within 5 minutes. Longer than that and you get bogged down & never decide. [Tiffany Cooper]
8. Friendship is a gift, not a possession. [Chris Reetz]
9. Mostly nothing is that serious as it seems in the first moment. [Julian Pollman]
10. Before you go to bed, write down only 3 things that you want to do the following day. This is how to prioritize. [Ziba]
11. Do the most important task first thing in the morning. [Jordan Ayres]
12. Make all driving a mindfulness practice. Well being and safety! [Branden Barnett]
13. When you think you want something, put it on the planner a month from now. When that month rolls around and you still want it, OK. [connie baber]
14. Smiling … seems to help with most things. 🙂 [zen fostering]
15. Love where you live and working in walking distance from where you live. [Anoel]
16. Expecting less or nothing, and just being. That way disappointments are nil and you are pleasantly surprised often. Simple. [Traci]
17. Allow extra time in your schedule for wandering. [dylan]
18. Meditate — it makes everything fall into place. Being happy makes life so much better and easier! [Gabriel Rocheleau]
19. Do something relaxing before going to bed. No electronics. [Rozanne Paxman]
20. Don’t fold clothes. Saves time and hassle. [Rachel Jonat]
21. QTIP: quit taking it personally. [Will Hopkins]
22. To avoid cluttering: After any activity, put everything in place. It only takes 5 minutes vs. 3 hours if you allowed to pile things up. [La Piña]
23. Organic steel cut oats. YUM! [Prem]
24. Realizing that you treasure experiences over possessions makes life better. [Sophia Khan]
25. If you lick a glass before drinking from it, your lipstick doesn’t smear the glass. [natalie fergie]
26. When in doubt, take a deep breath. [Kevin Cuccaro]
27. Define what’s necessary; say no to the rest. [Dana]
28. Expect nothing. Welcome everything. (from a homeless man with AIDS on the streets of Vancouver.) [Sarah Chauncey]”

Stephen