9. Keep a bird feeder by a window, ideally the kitchen. It'll pass the time when you're washing up.
22. Laugh shamelessly at your own jokes.
28. Always be willing to miss the next train.
30. Be polite to rude strangers - it's oddly thrilling.
31. Ask questions, and listen to the answers.
32. Connect with nature: stand outside barefoot for a few minutes - even when it's cold.
33. Join your local library - and use it.
34. Go for a walk without your phone.
39. Send postcards from your holidays. Send them even if you're not on holiday.
41. Buy a plant. Think you'll kill it? Buy a fake one.
51. If something in the world is making you angry, write (politely) to your MP - they will read it.
54. Always bring something - wine, flowers - to a dinner/birthday party, even if they say not to.
55. Learn the names of 10 trees.
67. Sing!
74. Respect your youngers.
94. Give compliments widely and freely.
96. Keep a book in your bag to avoid the temptation to doomscroll.
97. Listen to the albums you loved as a teenager.
98. Make a fried from a different generation.
- The Guardian, "100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying"
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/01/marginal-gains-100-ways-to-improve-your-life-without-really-trying
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