18 Tiny Habits That Magically Make You Happier

Your everyday habits take away your chances of being happy.

Do you put other people’s happiness ahead of your own, hoping that they will make you feel happy? If you’re not feeling good about yourself, you can end up trying to make other people happy to feel their love or approval. However, this can prevent you from being happy with yourself. You can learn how to be happy in life by breaking the habits that destroy your happiness. But, first, you need to identify those self-deprecating habits. You may be a rescuer who takes care of everyone’s needs, but your own needs get left behind. You let others take priority over you. When you accommodate the needs of others, you end up feeling unhappy within yourself.

Here are 18 tiny habits that magically make you happier:

1. Start to prioritize yourself and focus on yourself, rather than putting your happiness on everyone else
2. Stop being a “yes” person and a people-pleaser
3. Listen to yourself and be true to your own needs and wants, within reason
4. Remember that you deserve to be happy and do what is right for you
5. Start asserting yourself by setting limits, having boundaries, and saying “no”
6. Nurture yourself and be kind to yourself instead of being hard on yourself
7. Learn from your mistakes and don’t beat yourself up about them
8. Change negative self-talk into positive affirmations
9. Make time for yourself, take better care of yourself, and do the things that bring you joy
10. Ask yourself what your goals are and what is most important to you
11. Back yourself and trust yourself
12. Stop feeling responsible for everyone else
13. Know that you do not need to apologize or blame yourself for things that are not your fault
14. Be aware that you are not responsible for how others feel
15. Stop worrying about what others think of you and stop trying to make everyone happy with you
16. Do not let the self-criticism within you control you
17. Start sorting out your own life and making a clear plan forward — put it in your diary
18. Commit to honor yourself and believe in yourself, as part of mastering self-love and self-acceptance