60 Quick Tips That Will Improve Your Life in the Next 100 Days.
Contrary to popular belief, you don't need radical changes to improve the quality of your life.
In addition, there is also no need to wait forever before having concrete results following positive actions.
The key to success is to take small steps, on a regular basis, over a period of 100 days.
Here are the 60 Little Tips that Will Make Your Life Better in 100 Days.
At home
1. Create a special "100 days to end the mess" calendar. Make a list of the groups of objects that you want to sort or put away. Then distribute all of these items on your calendar for the next 100 days. Here are some examples :
- Day 1: sort the magazines.
- Day 2: sort the DVD's.
- Day 3: sort the books.
- Day 4: put away the kitchen utensils.
2. Here is your new modus operandi: "A place for everything, and everything in its place". During the next 100 days, respect these 4 organizational rules in your accommodation:
- If I take an object, I put it in its place.
- If I open something, I close it.
- If I drop something, I pick it up.
- If I pick up something, I'll hang it up.
3. Take a tour of your house to identify 100 little problems that you have put up with so far. Then fix one of those little problems a day. Here are some examples:
- A burnt out bulb that needs to be replaced.
- Sew a button on a shirt.
- This cupboard that we no longer open for fear that its contents fall on our heads.
Well-being
4. Follow the method that positivist psychologists advise: each day write down 5-10 things for which you are grateful.
5. Create a list of 20 easy little things that bring you pleasure. Do everything you can to do at least one of these things a day. Here are some examples of what your list might include:
- Outdoor lunch.
- Call your best friend for a chat.
- Take a few minutes to read a novel by your favorite author.
6. Create a journal of your inner dialogues - include both positive and negative dialogues. Write down all these dialogues for 10 days, staying as precise as possible:
- How many times a day do you blame yourself?
- Do you feel useful?
- Do you often have critical thoughts towards others?
- How many positive thoughts do you have per day?
Take care to write down the feelings that accompany these thoughts. Then, for the next 90 days, try to improve your inner dialogue. It is by improving your inner dialogue that you will improve your emotions.
7. For the next 100 days, laugh out loud at least once a day. You can buy a calendar with a joke for each day of the year. Or, visit a comic book website that you love.
Personal development
8.Pick a book that will require intellectual effort and concentration. Read this book every day, so that you will be completely finished in 100 days.
9. Make it a point to learn something new every day: the name of a flower growing in your garden, the capital of a country halfway around the world, or the name of a piece of music classic heard in a store.
If by bedtime you find that you haven't learned anything new for the day, grab a dictionary and learn a new word.
10. Stop complaining for 100 days. A few years ago, writer Will Bowen presented a purple bracelet to every member of his ward. These bracelets were meant to remind them to stop complaining. According to Bowen, “negative speech produces negative thoughts; negative thoughts produce negative results ”. For the next 100 days, when you feel like complaining, hold back.
11. Each day for the next 100 days, schedule your wake-up call 1 minute earlier. Then get out of bed as soon as your alarm goes off. Open the shutters to light up the house and do some stretching. In 100 days, you will be out of bed 1 hour and 40 minutes earlier than your current waking time.
12. For the next 100 days, practice playwright Julia Cameron's method to unleash the creativity within you.
His method is based on the current of consciousness technique.
It is a technique which consists in transcribing word for word the interior monologue which constitutes our thought.
When you wake up, write 3 pages, scrupulously applying this method.
13. For the next 100 days, make it a point to feed your mind with the thoughts, words, and images that correspond to who you want to be, what you want to own, and what you want to achieve.
Finance
14. Create a spending budget. For the next 100 days, write down every penny you spend and stick to your spending budget.
15. Look for tips on the web to save money (you can find plenty of them on our site). Select 10 of these tips. For the next 100 days, implement these tips. Here are some possibilities:
- When you go to the supermarket, leave your credit card at home. Instead, pay in cash and take a calculator.
- Make a shopping list before you go to the supermarket.
- Why not cancel your satellite TV subscription?
- Do you really need a fixed telephone subscription?
- Go shopping in one go to save gas.
Track your spending closely to see how much these tips saved you in 100 days.
16. For the next 100 days, pay all your purchases with cash and put the rest of the change in a jar. It’s a great way to build up a little stash for tough days.
17. Buy only the bare essentials for the next 100 days. You are bound to save money. Here's how to use the money saved:
- Pay off your debts, if you have any.
- Set the money aside in a relief fund.
- Open a Booklet A.
18. For the next 100 days, dedicate 1 hour a day to find a way to generate passive income.
Management of time
19. For the next 100 days, don't leave your home without a notepad. It will be used to organize your ideas and thoughts. Write absolutely everything on this notepad - and no longer in your head! This notepad will allow you to decide what to do with all these ideas and thoughts. Here are examples of what you can write on it:
- The names of the people you want to see.
- Appointment dates.
- A list of tasks.
20. For 5 days, closely monitor how you use your time throughout the day. Use the results of this research to create a time budget: that is, set the percentage of your time that you want to dedicate to each recurring activity for the week. Here are examples of recurring activities:
- Transport.
- House maintenance / cleaning.
- Hobbies.
- Income generating activities.
For the next 95 days, stick to your time budget.
21. Identify one small activity that you can put aside for the next 100 days. Use this free time to do a priority task.
22. Identify 5 habits that are wasting your time. For the next 100 days, reduce the time spent on these activities. Here are 3 examples:
- No more than 30 minutes of TV per day.
- No more than 30 min per day on social networks.
- No more than 20 min per day of video games.
23. For the next 100 days, stop multitasking. Do 1 task at a time without any distractions.
24. For the next 100 days, plan your days the day before.
25. For the next 100 days, start with the highest priority task before starting anything else.
26. For the next 14 weeks, take stock of your weekend activities. Your report should answer the following questions:
- What did you accomplish?
- What went wrong?
- What went well?
27. During the next 100 days, at the end of the day, take the time to do the following 3 things: organize your desk, sort your papers and clean your workspace. The goal is to start the day with a clean and organized workspace.
28. Write a list of all your planned social engagements and activities for the next 100 days. Then take out a red pen. Cross out anything that does not bring you joy or that does not help you achieve your main goals.
29. Over the next 100 days, as you move from activity to activity, ask yourself, "Is this really the most important thing to do now?" ".
Health
30. To lose 1/2 pound, you have to burn 3,500 calories. If you cut 250 calories a day from your diet for the next 100 days, you will lose 2.5 pounds.
31. For the next 100 days, eat 5 servings of vegetables per day.
32. For the next 100 days, eat 3 servings of fruit per day.
33. Identify the food that cracks you up when trying to eat healthier. You know very well what I'm talking about: for some it's chocolate, for others it's pizza, etc. (for me, it's the chips). For the next 100 days, completely withdraw from this food.
34. For the next 100 days, eat on a smaller plate than usual. It will help you control the portions of your meals.
35. For the next 100 days, drink only 100% pure fruit juice. Do not drink juice made from concentrated juice (which contains added sugar and preservatives).
36. For the next 100 days, drink water instead of soda.
37. Write a list of 10 easy-to-prepare, healthy breakfasts.
38. Write a list of 20 easy-to-prepare, healthy meals that can be eaten for lunch or dinner.
39. Write a list of 10 snack foods that are easy to prepare and healthy.
40. With the breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack lists you just created, plan ahead for your meals for the week. Use this method for 14 weeks.
41. For the next 100 days, keep a record of everything you eat. It'll let you know when you're not sticking to the menus you've planned - and when you're consuming too many calories.
42. For the next 100 days, get at least 20 minutes of physical activity per day.
43. Get on a pedometer and walk 10,000 steps a day for the next 100 days. Every step you take counts toward your goal of 10,000 steps:
- When you walk to your car.
- When you walk from your office to the bathroom.
- When you walk to talk to a colleague, etc.
44. Prepare a weight chart and hang it in your bathroom. Each week for the next 14 weeks, write down the following criteria:
- Your weight.
- Your fat mass index.
- Your waistline.
45. For the next 100 days, set your watch, phone, or computer to ring once per hour. This ringtone should remind you to drink water regularly throughout the day.
46. For the next 100 days, make a habit of meditating, breathing, and being in the moment to calm your mind.
Your couple
47. For the next 100 days, actively seek out positive qualities and traits in your spouse. Write them down carefully.
48. For the next 100 days, create a scrapbook of all the activities you share with your spouse. After 100 days, give your partner this list of positive things you observed, along with the scrapbook of activities you had together.
49. Identify 3 concrete actions to take every day to strengthen your relationship. Here are some examples :
- Saying "I love you" and "have a nice day" to your spouse every morning.
- Kiss your partner when you find yourself at the end of the day.
- Go out for a walk with your partner every evening after the meal, hand in hand.
Social life
50. Every day and for the next 100 days, strike up a conversation with someone you don't know.
It's easier than it sounds - say hello to a neighbor you've never spoken to, follow someone on Twitter, or leave a comment on a site where you've never expressed yourself like on how- economizer.fr for example ;-)
51. For the next 100 days, make it a point to hang out with people you admire, respect, and want to be like.
52. For the next 100 days, if someone upsets you, take 60 seconds to frame your response instead of responding right away.
53. For the next 100 days, do not pass judgment on anyone until you have heard both sides of the story.
54. For the next 100 days, do a good deed (even a small one) towards someone else every day - just a loving thought for them is enough.
55. For the next 100 days, make a point of congratulating the people who deserve it. Tell them personally what these people have done right. It could be a colleague, a friend, or someone in the family.
56. For the next 100 days, practice active listening. When someone is talking to you, focus on what they are saying instead of thinking about your response.
Rephrase what the person is saying using different words to make sure you understand.
If it is not clear what she said, ask the person to back it up.
57. Practice empathy for the next 100 days. If you don't agree with someone, put yourself in their shoes, trying to see the world from their perspective.
The goal of empathy is to feel the situation as if you belonged to it.
Be curious and ask this person questions. Try to understand how his personal experience has shaped the way he thinks and behaves.
Finally, try to understand by what process of reflection she arrived at her conclusions.
58. For the next 100 days, be grateful for what you have and stop comparing yourself to others.
59. For the next 100 days, try to always interpret the actions of other people in a positive way and not against you!
60. For the next 100 days, tell yourself each day that everyone around you is doing the best they can.
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