“Set a daily quota of fun. Positive activities act as a happiness supplement.”
—Mo Gawdat, Author of Solve for Happy
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Where do you use metrics, milestones, scoreboards and quotas to measure your achievements and level of success?
Examine both your professional and personal life. What activities produce these results, and how many of them do you consider fun and a source of happiness?
What are some of the fun activities that come to mind that seem to be reserved for weekends, vacations, or other special occasions? Examining how you feel on Friday and Sunday evenings can be one way to see if your work has the positive elements of fun you look forward to.
EXERCISE:
What activities can and will you add to your days or begin doing to score more fun in your life?
What activities can you do less of or stop entirely to make room for these happiness supplements?
Make a daily call, or even better a video call, to friends or family we have been out of touch with.
The Messenger for Kids app I installed on my cellphone has me in direct contact with the younger grandchildren now.