Book Reading: Thrive - Finding happiness the blue zones way (3)

Lessons in Thriving

1, Community
 - Economic freedom
 - High employment rate
 - Tolerance
 - Quality of government
 - Provide more community space
 - limit shopping hours
 - Limit the workweek
 - Support the arts
 - Encourage walkability
 - Grant maternity leave
 - Educate Teens about birth control
 - characteristics of a good neighborhood: sidewlks, quiet surroundings, walking distance, safety, status equality

2, Workplace
 - The right job
 - The right way to wrok: avoid long commutes, limit your workweek to 40 hours, don't skip vacations, Enjoy happy hour, Seek out the right boss
 - Employ yourself
 - Get into teaching

3, Social life
 - Upgrade your social network
 - Join a club
 - Create your own Moai
 - Reconnect with your faith
 - Marry the right person: kiss lots of frogs, look more than skin deep, marry someone similar to you, avoid cohabitation, try marriage training, nice reminder, be realistic about the joys of parenthood.

4, Financial life
 - pay off your house
 - enroll in automatic savings or investment plans
 - avoid credit cards
 - create a giving account
 - invest in experiences

5, Home
 - Fewer TV Screens
 - Cancel Cable
 - Own a pet
 - Create a meditation space
 - Designate a "flow" romm
 - Create a pride shrine
 - Grow a garden
 - Let the sunshine in
 - Paint your mood
 - Optimize your bedroom for sleep

6, Self
 - Personal mission statement
 - Find a purpose partner
 - Develop arts appreciation
 - Find a hobby
 - Develop your people skills
 - volunteer
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Thriving Children
 - Put friends first
 - After-school or summer job
 - Music lessons
 - Civics and arts appreciation
 - Instill hope for a richer future
 - Encourage sports