I love Dave Asprey, bio-hacking, boosting efficiency, aiming toward success and living fully, richly, happily – and so on.  You get the gist.  So, I loved this recent piece on MEDIUM.
I kind of skimmed over #1 since I can’t kick the coffee; but at least I drink it Bulletproof — which I think can be compatible with the rest of his sequence.
Here it is. Â As told by Benjamin Hardy, a new favorite writer and life seeker of mine.
50 Ways Happier, Healthier, And More Successful People Live On Their Own Terms – as told by Benjamin Hardy
50 Ways Happier, Healthier, And More Successful People Live On Their Own TermsÂ
1. Stop consuming caffeine
Although people think they perform better on caffeine, the truth is, they really donât. Actually, weâve become so dependent on caffeine that we use it to simply get back to our status-quo. When weâre off it, we underperform and become incapable.
Isnât this absurd?
With healthy eating, sleeping, and exercise, your body will naturally produce far more and better energy than caffeine could ever provide. Give it up and see what happens. You will probably get withdrawal headaches. But after a few days, youâll feel amazing.
2. Pray or meditate morning, mid-day, and night
In a recent interview at the Genius Network mastermind event, Joe Polish asked Tony Robbins what he does to get focused. âDo you meditate? What do you do?â Joe asked.
âI donât know that I meditate. I donât know that I want to meditate and think about nothing,â Tony responded, âMy goal is clarity.â
Instead of full-on meditation, Tony has a morning routine that includes several breathing exercises and visualization techniques that get him to a state of clarity and focus. For me, I use prayer and pondering (my version of meditation) as the same vehicle.
Whatever your approach, the goal should be clarity and focus. What do you want to be about today?
What few things matter most during the next 24 hours?
Iâve gotten the best results as my morning prayer and meditation are motivational; my afternoon prayer and meditation are strategic; and my evening prayer and meditation are evaluative and educational.
3. Read 1 book per week
Ordinary people seek entertainment. Extraordinary people seek education and learning. It is common for the worldâs most successful people to read at least one book per week. They are constantly learning.
I can easily get through one audiobook per week by just listening during my commute to school and while walking on campus. Taking even 15â30 minutes every morning to read uplifting and instructive information changes you. It puts you in the zone to perform at your highest.
Over a long enough period of time, you will have read hundreds of books. Youâll be knowledgeable on several topics. Youâll think and see the world differently. So, youâll be able to make more connections between different topics.
Reference #19 on this list if you feel youâre âtoo busyâ to read one book per week. There are methods to make this task extremely easy.
4. Write in your journal 5 minutes per day
This habit will change your life. Your journal will:
- Clear your emotions serving as your personal therapist
- Detail your personal history
- Enhance your creativity
- Ingrain and enhance your learning
- Help you get clarity on the future you want to create
- Accelerate your ability to manifest your goals
- Increase your gratitude
- Improve your writing skills
- Lots moreâŚ
Five minutes per day is more than enough. Greg McKeown, author ofEssentialism, recommends writing far less than you want toâââonly a few sentences or paragraphs at most. This will help you avoid burnout.
5. Marry your best friend
âFor all the productivity and success advice Iâve read, shaped and marketed for dozens of authors in the last decade, Iâve never really seen someone come out and say: Find yourself a spouse who complements and supports you and makes you better.ââââRyan Holiday
Research done by economists have foundâââeven after controlling for age, education, and other demographicsâââthat married people make 10 to 50 percent more than single people.
