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88 Things to Find Joy

  • isabellabt
  • Jun 7
  • 2 min read

Having just completed my latest TEDx Talk on the most important three letter word in the English language, FUN. It felt apt to write about another important word. Happiness. So here is the list I’ve created through research and asking friends and colleagues. 


  1. Write with a pen 

  2. Smile 

  3. Experience love unconditionally 

  4. Become a vegan 

  5. Drink water 

  6. Try something new 

  7. Dopamine dressing 

  8. Find the fun 

  9. Go dancing 

  10. Buy your own flowers 

  11. Sing 

  12. Do less 

  13. Slow down 

  14. Immerse yourself in other cultures 

  15. Creativity 

  16. Travel 

  17. Paint 

  18. Walk 

  19. Visit the ocean or mountains 

  20. Sit in nature 

  21. Go on picnics 

  22. No technology 

  23. Read a book 

  24. Don’t go to bed angry 

  25. Eat slowly 

  26. Listen to music 

  27. Play an instrument 

  28. have a "to be" list not a "to-do" list 

  29. Share kindness 

  30. Don’t go on your phone as soon as they wake up 

  31. Phone a friend/see a friend 

  32. Play a board game 

  33. Make a plan 

  34. Make a creative cocoon 

  35. Tell a joke 

  36. Laugh

  37. See the sunshine

  38. Turn off computer at 6 pm 

  39. Stretch

  40. Help someone

  41. Visit a bookstore 

  42. Say hello to strangers 

  43. Try something new once a week 

  44. Say no 

  45. Say yes

  46. Charity work 

  47. Think about other people

  48. Hug an animal

  49. Cook something

  50. Go to a museum

  51. Go to an art gallery

  52. Tell someone you love them

  53. Give your time to someone who needs it

  54. Wash your face

  55. Have a bath

  56. Light a candle

  57. Brush your teeth

  58. Paint your nails

  59. Have a shower

  60. Wear perfume

  61. Smell the roses

  62. Grow something in your garden or flowerpot

  63. Walk barefoot

  64. Imagine it’s your birthday  

  65. Watch an old movie 

  66. Self care

  67. Sort a cupboard

  68. Visit a vintage store 

  69. Collect shells

  70. Make a daisy chain 

  71. Write a poem 

  72. Swing on a swing 

  73. Hug a tree 

  74. Eat chocolate

  75. Speak to an old person 

  76. Make a bracelet

  77. Give a gift 

  78. Bake some biscuits 

  79. Face paint your face 

  80. Feed the ducks 

  81. Take a photo with a real camera 

  82. Intentional living 

  83. Eating what you’ve grown

  84. Dance in the rain

  85. Make a cake

  86. Jump into a pool

  87. Make a new friend

  88. Eat your favorite food

 
 
 

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