Want to Be Happier? Do These 11 Things Every Single Day...

Obviously we all want to be happier. But there's another reason to wish to be more lighthearted and content: happiness is definitely a result, but happiness is also a driver. While I'm definitely into finding ways to improve personal productivity (whether a one-day burst of output, or a lifetime of increased effectiveness, or things you should not do every day), probably the best way to be more productive is to just be happier. Happy people accomplish more. Easier said than done though, right? Actually, many changes are easy. Here are 11 science-based ways to be happier from Belle Beth Cooper, co-founder of Hello Code, which makes Exist, a cool app that connects all of your services to turn that data into insights about your life.