100 useful mini-habits that you need to get this year

Habits that will help to become more organized

1. Start with the place in which you feel is natural. Some people find it easier to start projects with some simple task. The same principle can be used when you are going to clean up the site, which is not used for its intended purpose. Do not start with the garage or attic, first sort out the things that you see and that I use every day.

2. Keep all important in their "productive triangle". All that requires your attention, should be in email, calendar or list of tasks. There is absolutely necessary to include all the things that you need to do. The mailbox store those messages that require a reply. Use Calendar to schedule events. List of tasks - for specific cases. If the letter contains information about the meeting, move it in the calendar and delete the email.

3. Use the rule of three goals to start your day. Rather than make a long list of tasks, start your day with the planning of three important goals you want to achieve today. Ask yourself: "What are the three things I want to do before the end of the day?" Write them down. Most likely, just could not complete all three scheduled business, but over time you will find the right balance of time, attention and energy that you need for this.

4. Plan a "prophylactic day". To achieve maximum productivity, gather all tasks with little impact and follow them for one day. Ceasing their postpone and stretch for weeks, you will save energy to work on more important things.

5. Be aware, it is not a consequence of the disorder of internal experiences. Sometimes mess - is a way to conceal their inner fears. Maybe your desk piled high with papers - an excuse the fact that you are not working on a new project? Clutter can give you a sense of security, so ask yourself, is not whether or not your emotions with things, especially when you feel stuck.

Habits that help express themselves at work

6. Finally sleep enough already. All productive people understand how it is important to get enough sleep. And a good idea to learn to wake up without an alarm clock.

7. Be the person who generates ideas. Moments of inspiration - it's not magic, they appear in people who try to follow the habit of constantly change something in their lives. To begin to pay closer attention to the scope, which is not linked to the one in which you work.

8. Crossed out all completed cases in the task list every day. Not so many things to bring as much pleasure as with cancellation items from a list of tasks at the end of the day. But most of us can hardly boast of having expunged every item from the list. This good habit will learn to perform all planned. It is important to understand what types of work you are doing better at different times of the day, and to organize a list of tasks in accordance with this.

9. Be the person that everyone admired. A person with a good reputation, which was unanimously supported by all, much easier to get promoted. But the status does not appear overnight or by accident. The first step towards this - to fulfill their promises.

10. To achieve their goals. People with healthy ambition to achieve their goals do not harm others. Therefore, to realize their ambitions and achieve the goalsAvoid comparing yourself to others. Measure your success by comparing it with what you are able to achieve.

11. Say "no" to an hour long meeting and more. Nobody does not like them. And often such meetings and gatherings are useless. Try for 30 minutes to finish what the planned hour. Limitation of 30 minutes will cause you to be brief and focus on what matters most.

12. Walk like Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs had a few of the most important meetings during the walk. It is useful to develop the same habit for several reasons. First, at a meeting in the conference hall of the person can be uncomfortable. Secondly, such an unusual format of the meeting helps people to look at familiar things from a new angle. Finally, physical activity can help you think more clearly. So open the door, breathe fresh air and go for a walk.

13. Listen before you speak. First look of understanding. How you can make comments on the case, if you did not find time to grasp? We have two ears and one mouth, and for good reason.

14. Celebrate progress. The road to the goal can be long. So be sure to take the time along the way to enjoy their achievements. Eat something good to eat. Give five teammates. Hit the gong. Shout from the roof. Success worth to mention it.

15. Identify your strengths and work on them. Perhaps, in some areas you are talented by nature or sufficiently practiced in something. Focus all your energy on the development of a strong hand instead remain middling around. It is better to be an expert in something one than mediocre handyman.

16. Do not burn bridges. Yes, some of us have to face at work with idiots. So what? Just abstracted from it. No need to get angry, to say something bad about them. Laugh at the situation and move on. There are many more important things on which there is focus.

17. Reduce the time it takes to the road. Many people spend more than three hours a day to get to work and back. As a result, they come to the office exhausted, tired and badly dented. It is absolutely not worth it. look for job next to the house, preferably in walking distance. Just imagine, you will be able to spend those three hours that gives you pleasure, rather than sticking out in traffic.

18. Make decisions based on facts. If in doubt, take a look at the data again. What do they tell you?

19. Trust your intuition. Make a decision based on the facts, when the data little or no - not a good idea. In this case, follow your instincts.

20. Use the rule of "20/80". 20% of your customers typically generate 80% of the profits, and vice versa. Focus your energy on the work that matters.

21. Test the decade. Sometimes, when faced with any problem, you are sure it's a disaster. Do not lose your temper. Instead, use the test ten years. Ask yourself if the problem is to make a difference in 10 days? After 10 months? And after 10 years? Most likely no. And if not, do not worry. It's not worth it.

22. Engaged in that love. Life is short. Do you really want to spend 30% of your allotted time on the work that hate? Unlikely. Therefore dedicate himself to his favorite cause.

23. Think about the consequences. Do not make decisions just because someone told you to do so. Think about the consequences. And if you think that it will not bring the desired impact, say so. Do meaningful work.

24. Become a leader. With or without an official position. You do not have to have a high position in order to bring changes in the company. You can take initiatives to implement great ideas, help colleagues and share experiences with them.

25. Stay humble. You may be very good at what he does, but it is likely that you are not alone in the world. And even if you are the best, there is still a million other things that you are not so good. So stay humble. Doubt. Be greedy for knowledge. And continue to learn from others.

26. Accept mistakes and learn from them. In life there failure. They can be large, such as dismissal. Or not, for example, when you forget to call for groceries after work. Everything is relative. It is important to understand that no matter how big or small there was a failure, the process of working on them one and the same. Accept that it has happened. Get familiar with what happened. Draw conclusions. Work on yourself. Move on. JK Rowling (Joanne Rowling), author of the Harry Potter series, has gone from being a single mother, living on unemployment benefits, to the author of the best selling books of all time. Failures happen. But the important thing is how you deal with them.

27. Take those who support you. On his way you will meet people who will truly believe in you and in what you are doing. Take them. Even if you only support my mother.

28. Take those who criticize you. In the same way, you will meet people who will doubt your every step. Take them, too. Only in this case, use their doubts as motivation source. Prove to them that they are wrong.

29. Realize the importance of transparency in the relationship. People no longer be sensitive when they understand the reasons for what is happening. When they are left in the dark, it is difficult to trust you.

Habits that help in everyday life

30. Freeze fruits and vegetables. You want to eat healthy food, but fruits and vegetables are perishable? So, the obvious advice: try to freeze them before they were covered with mold. These blanks are ideal for soups, stews, and compotes.

31. Discard the cable and plug Netflix. This is not only great fun, but also significant savings.

32. Arrange general cleaning once a month. Restoring order in the house will help get rid of the clutter in my head. Here is a simple question that will decide to leave or throw the thing: "I used it in the last year?" If not, ruthlessly leave.

33. Spend event. When all is said and done, only the relations are important. Organize meetings for your friends and family, so it will be possible to have a great time together. Not enough budget? Agree that each brought something with them, or folding. Do you want to establish a working relationship? Fine. Believe me, your colleagues also would not mind to have some fun outside the office. They can not always remember what you do at work, but cooperative party just do not forget.

34. Buy a comfortable mattress. About 30% of your life you are sleeping. So why do you save on the mattress? Help yourself plenty of sleep.

35. Stroke T-shirts without iron. No iron? Then this life hacking for you: T-shirts hang in the bathroom while taking a hot shower, then dry them with a hairdryer.

36. Arrive at the airport at least two hours. Especially on international flights.

37. Purchase an additional battery. Let's face it: we are using their phones almost all the time. With their help, we plan a route, looking for places where you can eat, socialize and have fun. When the battery dies, we remain as without hands. Life without a smartphone and the truth becomes harder, so buy the battery reserve.

38. Do not eat a ready meal. The more in your diet of whole natural foods such as fruits and vegetables, the better you feel.

39. Give up caffeine. You do not need it. You can stay focused and alert naturally. There are several ways: exercise, meditation, Drinking enough fluids, work on something that really interests you.

40. Make color-coded key. If you keep messing with the keys, try to ask for their color codes. For example, the key to the garage - yellow, green - from the entrance, red - from the front door. You can buy special covers or use nail polish or paint. Color coding is actually working.

41. Put a small trash can in the car. Constantly find trash in the car? Admit it, sometimes you throw unnecessary things in the back seat. Do not do like this. Vozite with a small trash container, and the problem is solved.

42. Tamp shoes newspaper at night. It will help remove the moisture and get rid of the odor.

Practical tips for each day

43. Learn something new every day. It can be a word from another language, an interesting scientific fact, life hacking - that you are interested in.

44. Memorize the names of people. If you reach out to others by name, they, in turn, will respond with great enthusiasm and with enthusiasm, scientists assure. Pronouncing someone's name, you show that you care. What you give out this man and admit it.

45. Focus on the present. Enough to regret the past. If you re-read a chapter again and again, never finished the book. Enough to worry about the future. Think about this. Focus on the "now."

46. Listen to your body. When you feel that power is not left, do not torment yourself. Relax or sleep a little longer. You are experiencing stress at work? Take time off. Feel heaviness in the body, once ate 10 donuts? Maybe it is not necessary to do so? Listen to your body's signals and react to them properly.

47. Read bedtime. Read bedtime something interesting, it does not matter whether it is an article or a book on the Internet. If you are reading from a computer or tablet, install Applications like F.luxWhich will adapt the screen brightness depending on the time of day. So bright displays will no longer irritate the eyes at night. Or simply buy the most real paper book. When you learn something new before going to sleep, to remember the information better.

48. Say "no." You can not do anything for others. Learn to say "no." Focus on a few things and achieve in these results.

49. Explore the world. Travel. This is a great way to open up new perspectives in life. Howard Schultz (Howard Schultz) traveled to Europe and fell in love with local coffeeshops. You know what happened next? He opened Starbucks.

50. Build your own system of values. For starters, you can emulate the people you admire, and one day you will be able to express their own judgments. Decide what you personally value is, write on a sheet of paper and attach it to the mirror. This is the foundation of who you are.

51. Love changes. Sooner or later you have to get used to the idea: the only constant in this world, - changes. Instead of fear love them.

52. Do not try to always fill the silence with words. Sometimes it's good just to sit in silence.

53. When in doubt, answer "I have to think." Let's face it: we do not always have the right answers to all the questions. So instead of a frivolous and / or misuse of the rapid response tell the person that you need time to think it over carefully.

54. Get to the most important tasks in the morning. At this point, you have the most power and energy. In the morning, we usually perform most of the work for the day.

55. Say to yourself, "see." Even when it seems that is about to happen something terrible, there is always at least a small possibility that in the future this will lead to something good. So do not make hasty conclusions about the future, just say to yourself, "see."

56. Understand that most people have not got a case. Sorry, but the lives of people not only revolves around your universe. So stop worrying about what people think about you. Do not think. It is better to focus on yourself and try to get better.

57. Few people really worry and care about you. Be closer to such people. They make your life wonderful. It is they who will be with you in sorrow and in joy.

58. Every day tell yourself something nice. positive attitudes lift your mood, even in the most difficult times. Treat yourself in an amicable way.

59. Happiness - a state of mind, not a destination. Many people think that they suddenly become happy when they can get any thing. But happiness does not work. It's in your head, it's a state of mind. Therefore, it is impossible to find anywhere else. Happiness is here, right in front of you, where would you look.

60. Promise only what you can accomplish. Confidence - it's always a long way. How many people first promise mountains of gold, and then do nothing. Do not become one of those.

61. Marry or marry best friend. All need someone who will take you and through bad, and through the good times. The one with whom you can waste time chattering all night and did not feel uncomfortable in the silence. Someone who will love you for who you are.

62. Think about how you can help other people. At the end of life will have value only to the people you love, people who love you and how much you have done and have helped others.

63. Time - your most valuable asset. Life is unpredictable. You can save and save every ruble, and then all the savings may depreciate at one point. Yes, money has value. But while much more valuable. Time with those you love. Time with friends. Time with a spouse. Time with children. In the year 525 600 minutes. You are wise to dispose of the time?

64. Smile people. You yourself become happier. A smile is contagious. It reduces stress and anxiety. It helps you feel the trust. And it's great.

65. Do not compare yourself with others. Focus on personal development.

66. Love yourself. Before you start a relationship with someone else, you learn to love yourself. Accept yourself with all the advantages and disadvantages. The more comfortable you are with yourself with, the better you can show love to someone else.

Tips for those who want to be in the form

67. Include protein at every meal.

68. Include vegetables in every meal.

69. Eat carbohydrates in moderate amounts (more if you exercise, and less if leads a sedentary lifestyle).

70. Eat healthy fats in small amounts in most meals.

71. Strive for consistency, not perfection. Choose the diet that you can maintain.

72. As much as you can cook yourself.

73. Keep a sufficient number of homes healthy food.

74. Do not leave food on the mind, to rid yourself of unnecessary temptations.

75. Eat slowly and deliberately (it is possible to count how many times you chew food, to eat with chopsticks, carefully cut the food into pieces and so on).

76. Drink essentially non-nutritive drinks (water, tea, coffee).

77. Measure pulse a few times a week.

78. Regularly move and try different types of load.

Tips for successful communication with others

79. Stop thanking people when you are doing something for them. People who reflexively say thank you appear insincere and flattering. Teach yourself to thank only when you really have something.

80. Do not be too formal. Good manners are always important, but excessive formality makes you look like a child. Try at least once a day to have a casual conversation about something fun and not necessarily well.

81. Treat a minimum of words. The better you are in some ways to understand, the easier it is to explain to you something different. Every time, when you write email, think about how you can reduce this letter up to 25% of this volume without loss of meaning.

82. Do not be unfounded. When you talk about something, give specific examples. So you will have a better understanding, and your ideas will cause a greater emotional response.

Habits of self-development and recreation

83. Read. And not just a social network. Look and see what you are really interested in, not what issue from the TV screen and the pages of the media. If you are a mobile person, and you find it difficult to sit long in one place, load the audio book player or podcast and listen while doing exercise or run. It is also regarded as reading.

84. Fill the bed as soon as awake. You are probably surprised that the first thing a habit to fill the bed in the morning came to this section. But in fact we are interested in its side effect: so you will start your day with a small but reached the target, thereby adjusting to the successful achievement of others.

85. Recognize negative thinking and get rid of him.
Negative thoughts drag you to the bottom. Learn to recognize them and try to replace the more enjoyable.

86. Meditate. Attend courses or simply find 5 minutes a day to sit quietly, clear your mind of unnecessary thoughts and breathe deeply. Believe me, this is serious impact on your life.

87. Yet a little sleep during the day. Good addition to meditation, when you need to relax a little in the afternoon. To gain strength and feel fresh, take a nap for 20 minutes.

88. At night, sleep at least 7-9 hours. It is important to sleep as much time as you need to feel any drowsiness or fatigue. In the days when you exercise or when there were other physical activities (for example, you went on a campaign), get some sleep a little longer: it is necessary to make up the energy, so you need more sleep. On ordinary days, try to keep the same amount of sleep.

89. Relieves stress. To do this, you can create a special evening ritual. For example, go into the shower, do a few stretching exercises, read a little and make a record about the day. This will help to relieve the brain from unnecessary thoughts, improve the quality of sleep, improve attentiveness. Daily notes to help come up with new ideas and inspiring reading for writing interesting articles.

90. Take the time to meet with family and friends every week. Meet at lunch time for a cup of coffee, arrange family dinners. New ideas do not come without communicating with others. Such meetings will inspire you to new achievements.

91. Every day, take time to your loved one. Often say "I love you." Often hug and kiss. However travel. Talk. Go for a walk and to receive visits. Well, when there is someone who will distract you from your work and fill your life with new emotions and impressions.

92. Meet with at least one new person a week. New people fill your life with new ideas and briefly take you from the familiar comfort zone.

93. Write every day. This can be a diary personal records or blog devoted to your hobby or profession. This is an excellent piece of advice for those who want to develop their creativity and make up your mind.

94. Make music an integral part of your life. If you play some instrument, do not forget once a week to give him time. If you still do not know how, but there is a desire - to learn. Or just listen to more music, look for new directions. Try to link different kinds of music with some specific events in your life. For example, listen to jazz or classical music, when cooking, or rock and roll during cleaning.

Habits that will help achieve the goals

95. Do not worry about money, worry because of the possibilities. Chase the money, especially early in his career - is not the best choice. Chase knowledge and develop their skills. Think long-term, and in the end it will bring you money and happiness.

96. Take a chance while you are young. You can grow faster and earn more, if you make a risky move. No, we are not talking about stupid crazy things, but a thoughtful and reasonable risk. You should not panic if something suddenly goes wrong, as planned.

97. Focus on the reward. The ability to focus on something one is useful in business and in life. You will become much more productive, focus on a particular result. On the other hand, quickly taken aback forces, if you try to do many things at a time.

98. Do not live someone else's life. Do not let the parents, friends, anybody tells you how to live. Listen to their advice, but do therefore as you see right.

99. Admit when you're wrong. All makes errors. Know how to recognize them. Apologize, take a lesson from what happened and move on.

100. Do not give up. Never, ever throw things halfway. But do not just blindly go forward, not paying attention to feedback. Continue to work on the problem, analyze the feedback. And then nothing can stop you on the way to his goal.