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Don’t compare yourself with others:

Comparison is the ultimate thief of joy. When you keep comparing yourself to others. Having a competitive nature is better somehow but when it crosses that thin line it becomes toxic. Constantly comparing yourself to others not only lowers self-confidence but also hampers the entire personality development process. One must have faith in themselves and never compare themselves to anyone. A habit of constant comparison only leads to negativity and self-criticism. Instead of comparing, one must find their interests and passions and remain consistent in them to better themselves. An act of belief in oneself takes one to places. So, do not compare yourself to others. Life will ultimately become a lot more peaceful and calm when you’re doing what you can to better yourself.

Analyze yourself to identify strengths and weaknesses:

Analyzing yourself from time to time to identify your strengths and weaknesses is a game changer. A self-aware human can do wonders. Yes, it’s true. Identifying your strengths and weaknesses can help you work more on the area where you’re weak, and an understanding of what you can keep doing to strengthen your strong areas. No one in this world is perfect enough to complete a task on the first attempt. Even the people who changed the world a bit have tried and failed but they kept at it and finally succeeded. If you’re given the ability to analyze, analyze yourself, and work on yourself.

Positive attitude and mindfulness:

Anxiety comes from constantly living in the past or from worrying about the future. You cannot know what is going to happen in the future. The present is all we have and all we know. Plus, worrying about something that has either happened or is going to happen makes you go through it twice. On the other hand, what we can do is live in the present moment, be mindful, and give our best to ensure our success in the future. This positive attitude will help you in finding the best possible solution for any situation.

Stop Overthinking:

Overthinking prevents you from living your life. It keeps you stuck in a dark place which keeps getting darker as you go down this road. It also steals the ability to think right and positively and leads you to make poor decisions in life. Not only that, a habit of overthinking also leads to psychological disease later in life. So, do not think so much over something that has happened or that can happen wrong. Instead, live your life and try to think before you have to make bigger and better decisions in life.

Be open-minded:

Numerous things in life don't go the way we have planned them to. But that’s the case with life. You should keep an open mind to tackle situations the best way you can. It will allow you to consider different perspectives before coming to a conclusion therefore leading to making the right decisions.

Stay educated and keep learning:

It is a life hack for real. Learning is a never-ending process and it doesn’t stop at one topic. There’s so much you can learn. Keeping yourself educated on various things and subjects and learning continuously is the way to stay ahead of the competition and be a better version of yourself. Reading different books, writing your day daily in a diary, etc are some important ways to analyze yourself and keep track of your path of learning.

Surround yourself with positive people:

It is said that you’ll always have more problems if you’re surrounded by negative people. The people you surround yourself with play a major role in building or breaking up your strengths. Surrounding yourself with people who have a positive mindset towards life is highly recommended. It will uplift you in ways you cannot imagine.

Conclusion:

These are some simple basic steps. However, while you’re implementing them, it might feel difficult especially if you’re not in the habit of putting your well-being on priority. But it will lead you toward a much more successful, peaceful, and better life. However, you can analyze your situation and try to find what is better for you and what is not. Life hacks for different individuals look different. So, everyone should do what is better for them and what is working for them.