HAPPINESS CHECKLIST
“move. move with people. change scenery. protein and water.”
The Lesson
When you're below your happiness baseline (not clinical depression, just a down day), use this checklist: (1) Move. Take a walk, drive, ride a bike. (2) Move with people. Social connection amplifies the effect. (3) Change scenery. New visual and auditory input takes your mind somewhere new. (4) Eat protein (not carbs) and hydrate. When you're down, you can't think your way out. But you can run a checklist. These four things will improve your mood in minutes, almost every time. Have the checklist ready so you don't have to decide. Just execute.
Real-World Example
A founder has a bad day-lost a deal, team friction. They can't think straight. Instead of ruminating, they run the checklist: walk to a coffee shop (move + scenery), text a friend to join (people), order eggs and water (protein + hydration). Twenty minutes later, same problems exist. But now they can think about solutions instead of spiraling.
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