1,000 Ways To Be Happy

August 21st, 2008

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Take a walk.
Learn a new language.
Talk to a child.
Play with a child.
Adopt a child.
Work on your 5-year plan.
Set realistic goals.
Cross something off your todo list.
Stop and smell the roses.
Pretend to be a marine biologist.
Hug someone.
Kiss someone.
Do something else with someone.
Digg something.
Forgive yourself.
Forgive someone else.
Empty your spam folder.
Shake someone’s hand.
Start a business.
Make a list of things you’re thankful for.
Stop complaining.
Stretch.
Make someone else happy.
Bake a cake from scratch.
Give excess stuff to charity.
Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
Play pinball.
Sing.
Listen to music.
Listen to a car alarm as if it were music.
Call a friend and just chat.
Quit your job.
Use positive affirmations.
Do some spring cleaning.
Tell a joke.
Decide not to keep up with the Joneses.
Buy an expensive car and give it to the Joneses, just to mess with them.
Draw something.
Start a garden.
Quit smoking.
Get some fresh air.
Just decide to be happy.
Practice origami.
Jump in puddles.
Stay focused on the moment.
Dream.
Buckle your seat belt.
Balance your checkbook.
Do laundry.
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
Put on a fake moustache and go around telling everyone you’re looking for your long lost twin.
Go to church.
Stop going to church.
Only watch TV shows that make you feel better.
Start hitting yourself, and see how good it feels when you stop.
Get enough sleep.
Cross the street.
Obey the law.
Lose weight.
Gain weight.
Refinance your mortgage.
Pick your battles carefully.
Find a feather.
Go to the Super Bowl.
Go to the World Series.
Go to the Olympics.
Go to a party.
Have your portrait painted.
Watch the launch of the space shuttle.
Eat a box of donuts.
Brew your own beer.
Grow a beard.
Write a fan letter.
Do jury duty.
Go to Oktoberfest.
Be a mentor.
Teach a kid to read.
Write your mission statement.
Watch a lunar eclipse.
Celebrate a made-up holiday.
Support a cause.
Drive across America.
Count the stars.
FTP a file.
Go to the beach.
Ride a roller coaster.
Go fishing.
Go hot air ballooning.
Go camping.
Stop worrying about what other people think.
Compliment someone.
Take up photography.
Dye your hair blue and pretend you don’t know it’s blue.
Have phone sex with a telemarketer.
Stop watching the news.
Vote for someone who’s not George W. Bush.
Switch to Gmail.
Switch to Firefox.
Switch shampoos.
Clip coupons.
Light a candle.
Go to a museum.
Change a tire.
Change a diaper.
Go dancing.
Sneeze.
Make a time capsule.
Read articles about how to be happy.
Stop being a perfectionist.
Dress up like a clown.
Floss.
Stop being envious.
Stop being fearful.
Stop being angry.
Stop being sad.
Talk to someone about your problems and realize how stupid they sound.
Drop out of school.
Go back to school.
Look at trees.
Count to 1,000,000.
Go quack at some ducks.
Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Take a kid’s nose and eventually give it back.
Do a good deed.
Perform CPR on someone (when the situation warrants it).
Become an organ donor.
Visit the library.
Embrace simplicity.
Lower your expectations.
Wash your hands.
Read a random article on Wikipedia.
See how fast you can run.
See how high you can jump.
Mow the lawn.
Learn sign language.
Learn Pig Latin.
Teach your kids Pig Latin as their native language.
Subscribe to a blog.
Get married.
Get divorced.
Say please.
Say thank you.
Say you’re welcome.
Leave comments on a blog.
Read a blog post.
Write a blog post.
Read a book.
Write a book.
Watch a movie.
Write a movie script.
Read a haiku.
Write a haiku.
Read a sonnet.
Write a sonnet.
Visit Alabama.
Visit Alaska.
Visit Arizona.
Visit Arkansas.
Visit California.
Visit Colorado.
Visit Connecticut.
Visit Delaware.
Visit Florida.
Visit Georgia.
Visit Hawaii.
Visit Idaho.
Visit Illinois.
Visit Indiana.
Visit Iowa.
Visit Kansas.
Visit Kentucky.
Visit Louisiana.
Visit Maine.
Visit Maryland.
Visit Massachusetts.
Visit Michigan.
Visit Minnesota.
Visit Mississippi.
Visit Missouri.
Visit Montana.
Visit Nebraska.
Visit Nevada.
Visit New Hampshire.
Visit New Jersey.
Visit New Mexico.
Visit New York.
Visit North Carolina.
Visit North Dakota.
Visit Ohio.
Visit Oklahoma.
Visit Oregon.
Visit Pennsylvania.
Visit Rhode Island.
Visit South Carolina.
Visit South Dakota.
Visit Tennessee.
Visit Texas.
Visit Utah.
Visit Vermont.
Visit Virginia.
Visit Washington, D.C.
Visit Washington state.
Visit West Virginia.
Visit Wisconsin.
Visit Wyoming.
Visit Albania.
Visit Algeria.
Visit Andorra.
Visit Angola.
Visit Antigua and Barbuda.
Visit Argentina.
Visit Armenia.
Visit Australia.
Visit Austria.
Visit Azerbaijan.
Visit the Bahamas.
Visit Bahrain.
Visit Bangladesh.
Visit Barbados.
Visit Belarus.
Visit Belgium.
Visit Belize.
Visit Benin.
Visit Bhutan.
Visit Bolivia.
Visit Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Visit Botswana.
Visit Brazil.
Visit Brunei.
Visit Bulgaria.
Visit Burkina Faso.
Visit Burundi.
Visit Cambodia.
Visit Cameroon.
Visit Canada.
Visit Cape Verde.
Visit Chad.
Visit Chile.
Visit China.
Visit Colombia.
Visit Comoros.
Visit Costa Rica.
Visit Côte d’Ivoire.
Visit Croatia.
Visit Cuba.
Visit Cyprus.
Visit Czech Republic.
Visit Denmark.
Visit Djibouti.
Visit Dominica.
Visit the Dominican Republic.
Visit East Timor.
Visit Ecuador.
Visit Egypt.
Visit El Salvador.
Visit Equatorial Guinea.
Visit Eritrea.
Visit Estonia.
Visit Ethiopia.
Visit Fiji.
Visit Finland.
Visit France.
Visit Gabon.
Visit the Gambia.
Visit Germany.
Visit Greece.
Visit Grenada.
Visit Guatemala.
Visit Guinea.
Visit Guinea-Bissau.
Visit Guyana.
Visit Honduras.
Visit Hungary.
Visit Iceland.
Visit India.
Visit Indonesia.
Visit Ireland.
Visit Israel.
Visit Italy.
Visit Jamaica.
Visit Japan.
Visit Jordan.
Visit Kazakhstan.
Visit Kenya.
Visit Kiribati.
Visit Kuwait.
Visit Kyrgyzstan.
Visit Laos.
Visit Latvia.
Visit Lesotho.
Visit Liberia.
Visit Liechtenstein.
Visit Lithuania.
Visit Luxembourg.
Visit Macedonia.
Visit Madagascar.
Visit Malawi.
Visit Malaysia.
Visit Maldives.
Visit Mali.
Visit Malta.
Visit the Marshall Islands.
Visit Mauritania.
Visit Mauritius.
Visit Mexico.
Visit Micronesia.
Visit Moldova.
Visit Monaco.
Visit Mongolia.
Visit Montenegro.
Visit Morocco.
Visit Mozambique.
Visit Namibia.
Visit Nauru.
Visit Nepal.
Visit the Netherlands.
Visit New Zealand.
Visit Nicaragua.
Visit Niger.
Visit Nigeria.
Visit Norway.
Visit Oman.
Visit Palau.
Visit Panama.
Visit Papua New Guinea.
Visit Paraguay.
Visit Peru.
Visit the Philippines.
Visit Poland.
Visit Portugal.
Visit Qatar.
Visit Romania.
Visit Russia.
Visit Rwanda.
Visit Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Visit Saint Lucia.
Visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Visit Samoa.
Visit San Marino.
Visit São Tomé and Príncipe.
Visit Senegal.
Visit Serbia.
Visit Seychelles.
Visit Sierra Leone.
Visit Singapore.
Visit Slovakia.
Visit Slovenia.
Visit the Solomon Islands.
Visit South Africa.
Visit Spain.
Visit Suriname.
Visit Swaziland.
Visit Sweden.
Visit Switzerland.
Visit Syria.
Visit Tajikistan.
Visit Tanzania.
Visit Thailand.
Visit Togo.
Visit Tonga.
Visit Trinidad and Tobago.
Visit Tunisia.
Visit Turkey.
Visit Turkmenistan.
Visit Tuvalu.
Visit Uganda.
Visit the Ukraine.
Visit the United Kingdom.
Visit Uruguay.
Visit Uzbekistan.
Visit Vanuatu.
Visit Vatican City.
Visit Venezuela.
Visit Vietnam.
Visit Zambia.
Stumble something.
Do pushups.
Go jogging.
Smile.
Laugh.
Swim (backstroke).
Swim (breaststroke).
Swim (butterfly).
Swim (freestyle).
Go diving.
Take deep breaths.
Meditate.
Do jumping jacks.
Do cartwheels.
Stretch.
Go canoeing.
Lie in a hammock.
Go to the zoo.
Solve the Towers of Babylon.
Play basketball.
Play baseball.
Go bowling.
Play volleyball.
Play beach volleyball.
Play tennis.
Ride a horse.
Play rugby.
Play cricket.
Do crunches.
Go on a picnic.
Learn how to juggle.
Learn how to solve Rubik’s Cube.
Practice speedcubing.
Play soccer.
Do a jigsaw puzzle.
Do sudoku.
Do a crossword puzzle.
Play golf.
Practice yoga.
Do a headstand.
Throw away your PDA.
Play ultimate frisbee.
Play underwater football.
Play underwater rugby.
Play water polo.
Learn how to ride a unicycle.
Learn morse code.
Go scuba diving.
Go snorkeling.
Take up archery.
Take up painting.
Take up sculpture.
Take up auto racing.
Go surfing.
Go bodyboarding.
Go skateboarding.
Go hang gliding.
Go skiing.
Go cross-country skiing.
Go snowboarding.
Make a snowman.
Make snow angels.
Go sailing.
Play bocce.
Play dodgeball.
Play kickball.
Have a snowball fight.
Have a food fight.
Go rock climbing.
Go skydiving.
Upgrade WordPress.
Install a new WordPress plugin.
Look at something with binoculars.
Play chess.
Play checkers.
Ride a bike.
Solve a mystery.
Be there for someone.
Ride a train.
Get on a plane.
Take up wrestling.
Take up sumo wrestling.
Take up judo.
Play laser tag.
Play paintball.
Clean out your garage.
Clean your refrigerator.
Vacuum the carpet.
Polish the banister.
Clean a toilet.
Take up ballet.
Take up ballroom dancing.
Take up breakdancing.
Take up Irish dancing.
Take up Latin dancing.
Take up salsa dancing.
Take up tap dancing.
Take up hip-hop.
Take up fencing.
Take up kendo.
Take up boxing.
Take up karate.
Take up kickboxing.
Take up kung fu.
Take up taekwondo.
Take up hapkido.
Take up jeet kune do.
Take up ninjitsu.
Practice with nunchakus.
Play straight pool.
Play eight-ball.
Play nine-ball.
Play three-ball.
Play seven-ball.
Play ten-ball.
Play cribbage.
Play cutthroat.
Play Russian pyramid.
Play bumper pool.
Take up bullfighting.
Take up gymnastics (balance beam).
Take up gymnastics (floor).
Take up gymnastics (high bar).
Take up gymnastics (parallel bars).
Take up gymnastics (pommel horse).
Take up gymnastics (rings).
Take up gymnastics (uneven bars).
Take up gymnastics (vault).
Take up cheerleading.
Take up rope jumping.
Take up rhythmic gymnastics.
Take up trampolining.
Take up the trapeze.
Play handball.
Play four square.
Play field hockey.
Play lacrosse.
Play indoor field hockey.
Play indoor soccer.
Play hurling.
Go rollerblading.
Go roller skating.
Go ice skating.
Play ice hockey.
Play underwater hockey.
Play street hockey.
Go hunting.
Fly a kite.
Defuse a bomb.
Be a volunteer firefighter.
Enter a biathlon.
Enter a triathlon.
Enter a pentathlon.
Enter a decathlon.
Enter a marathon.
Enter a half marathon.
Enter an ultramarathon.
Enter a 10K race.
Enter a 5 mile race.
Enter a 1 mile race.
Enter a 1500 meter race.
Enter a 400 meter race.
Enter a 100 meter dash.
Enter a 100 yard dash.
Enter a 50 meter dash.
Enter a 50 yard dash.
Go motorboating.
Go waterskiing.
Ride a motorcycle.
Go kayaking.
Go whitewater rafting.
Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream.
Go paragliding.
Go parasailing.
Go skysurfing.
Play badminton.
Play jai alai.
Play with a Ouija board.
Play paddleball.
Play ping pong.
Play platform tennis.
Recycle.
Turn off lights when not in use.
Plant a tree.
Help someone with their homework.
Help someone with their Eagle Scout project.
Update a Wikipedia entry.
Play racquetball.
Play squash.
Play softball.
Play t-ball.
Play speedball.
Play speedminton.
Play speed golf.
Play speed chess.
Play Chinese checkers.
Use a GPS navigation system.
Enter a hurdles race.
Go yachting.
Try ski jumping.
Go sledding.
Go bobsledding.
Do clay pigeon shooting.
Play hide and seek.
Play red rover.
Play tag.
Play freeze tag.
Go hiking.
Go to a waterfall.
Play backgammon.
Play Parcheesi.
Play Chutes and Ladders.
Play Go.
Play Monopoly.
Go to a rodeo.
Join AARP.
Renew some kind of membership.
Register a domain name.
Do a high jump.
Do a long jump.
Do a triple jump.
Do a pole vault.
Play hopscotch.
Do a discus throw.
Do a hammer throw.
Do a javelin throw.
Do a shot put.
Carry the Olympic torch.
Open a high-yield savings account.
Go racewalking.
Take up ham radio.
Go orienteering.
Enter a wheelchair race.
Play shuffleboard.
Twirl a baton.
Throw a boomerang.
Go bungee jumping.
Enter an eating contest.
Enter an egg and spoon race.
Play hackysack.
Go lumberjacking.
Go spelunking.
Buy a new mattress.
Play tetherball.
Enter a three-legged race.
Enter a sack race.
Enter a typing contest.
Play pin the tail on the donkey.
Play wallball.
Take up synchronized swimming.
Take up inline speed skating.
Take up figure skating.
Take up arm wrestling.
Take up thumb wrestling.
Take up bodybuilding.
Take up weightlifting.
Take up powerlifting.
Take up toe wrestling.
Play tug of war.
Play air hockey.
Play Connect Four.
Play dominoes.
Play Scrabble.
Play Stratego.
Play Risk.
Play foosball.
Play croquet.
Play darts.
Play horseshoes.
Take up knife throwing.
Play marbles.
Play jacks.
Play mini-golf.
Play beach handball.
Ride a dune buggy.
Play beach soccer.
Play beach rugby.
Join a marching band.
Join the circus.
Play polo.
Join Toastmasters.
Play ultimate football.
Play fantasy football.
Play wheelchair tennis.
Play wheelchair rugby.
Play wiffle ball.
Play flag football.
Play touch football.
Ride a jet ski.
Follow someone on Twitter.
Eat a banana.
Eat an apple.
Eat a pear.
Eat an orange.
Eat grapes.
Eat blueberries.
Eat strawberries.
Eat a kiwi.
Eat a watermelon.
Eat a cantaloupe.
Eat an apricot.
Eat cherries.
Eat a plum.
Eat a nectarine.
Eat a tangerine.
Eat blackberries.
Eat raspberries.
Eat cranberries.
Eat gooseberries.
Eat non-poisonous honeysuckle berries.
Eat mulberries.
Eat a coconut.
Eat a mango.
Eat mangosteen.
Eat rhubarb.
Eat figs.
Eat a honeydew melon.
Eat raisins.
Eat dates.
Eat olives.
Eat pomegranate seeds.
Eat blood oranges.
Eat a clementine.
Eat grapefruit.
Eat a tangelo.
Eat an avocado.
Eat a guava.
Eat a kumquat.
Eat a passion fruit.
Eat peanuts.
Eat a tomato.
Eat cashews.
Eat chili peppers.
Eat macadamia nuts.
Eat a pineapple.
Eat a plantain.
Eat tofu.
Eat squash.
Eat beets.
Eat broccoli.
Eat asparagus.
Eat a salad.
Eat brussel sprouts.
Eat corn.
Eat cabbage.
Eat lettuce.
Eat spinach.
Eat endive.
Eat peas.
Eat turnips.
Eat pickles.
Eat cucumbers.
Eat eggplant.
Eat a bell pepper.
Eat a cayenne pepper.
Eat a chili pepper.
Eat zucchini.
Eat black-eyed peas.
Eat chickpeas.
Eat lentils.
Eat rice.
Eat celery.
Eat an onion.
Eat a carrot.
Eat an artichoke.
Eat ginger.
Eat a potato.
Eat a sweet potato.
Eat a radish.
Get off caffeine.
Eat less sugar.
Eat chocolate (but cut back on sugar overall).
Eat less processed food.
Eat a peach.
Eat less meat.
Drink less alcohol.
Drink more water.
Become a vegetarian.
Become a vegan.
Become a raw foodist.
Lower your cholesterol.
Lower your blood pressure.
Drink orange juice.
Eat salmon.
Play with a dog.
Play with a puppy.
Play with a cat.
Play with a kitten.
Start an ant farm.
Look for an alligator.
Look for an antelope.
Look for an ape.
Look for a baboon.
Look for a badger.
Look for a bat.
Look for a bear.
Look for a beaver.
Look for a bee.
Look for a beetle.
Look for a bird.
Look for a bison.
Look for a bluebird.
Look for a buffalo.
Look for a butterfly.
Look for a buzzard.
Look for a camel.
Look for a caterpillar.
Look for a cheetah.
Look for a chicken.
Look for a cobra.
Look for a coyote.
Look for a crane.
Look for a crocodile.
Look for a deer.
Look for a dolphin.
Look for a donkey.
Look for a dove.
Look for a duck.
Look for a duckling.
Look for a eagle.
Look for an eel.
Look for an elephant.
Look for an elk.
Look for an emu.
Look for a falcon.
Look for a ferret.
Look for a finch.
Look for a fish.
Look for a flamingo.
Look for a fox.
Look for a frog.
Look for a tadpole.
Look for a gazelle.
Look for a gerbil.
Look for a giraffe.
Look for a goat.
Look for a goldfinch.
Look for a goose.
Look for a gorilla.
Look for a guinea pig.
Look for a gull.
Look for a hamster.
Look for a hare.
Look for a hawk.
Look for a heron.
Look for a hippo.
Look for a hog.
Look for a hornet.
Look for a horse.
Look for a hummingbird.
Look for a hyena.
Look for a jackal.
Look for a jaguar.
Look for a jay.
Look for a jellyfish.
Look for a kangaroo.
Look for a ladybug.
Look for a lark.
Look for a leopard.
Look for a lion.
Look for a llama.
Look for a lobster.
Look for a magpie.
Look for a mallard.
Look for a manatee.
Look for a mink.
Look for a mole.
Look for a monkey.
Look for a moose.
Look for a mouse.
Look for a mule.
Look for a nightingale.
Look for an opossum.
Look for an ostrich.
Look for an otter.
Look for an owl.
Look for an ox.
Look for an oyster.
Look for a panda.
Look for a panther.
Look for a parrot.
Look for a partridge.
Look for a peafowl.
Look for a pelican.
Look for a penguin.
Look for a pheasant.
Look for a pig.
Look for a pigeon.
Look for a polecat.
Look for a pony.
Look for a quail.
Look for a rabbit.
Look for a bunny.
Look for a raccoon.
Look for a ram.
Look for a rat.
Look for a raven.
Look for a reindeer.
Look for a rhinoceros.
Look for a sea lion.
Look for a sea urchin.
Look for a walrus.
Look for a shark.
Look for a sheep.
Look for a skunk.
Look for a snake.
Look for a sparrow.
Look for a squirrel.
Look for a swallow.
Look for a swan.
Look for a tiger.
Look for a toad.
Look for a tadpole.
Look for a turkey.
Look for a turtle.
Look for a weasel.
Look for a whale.
Look for a wolf.
Look for a wombat.
Look for a wren.
Look for a yak.
Look for a zebra.
Play straight poker.
Play stud poker.
Play draw poker.
Play community poker.
Play bridge.
Play euchre.
Play hearts.
Play pinochle.
Play spades.
Play rummy.
Play 500 rummy.
Play gin rummy.
Play gin.
Play Mah-Jongg.
Play Go Fish.
Play Old Maid.
Play Crazy Eights.
Play Bingo.
Play Mao.
Play Uno.
Play war.
Play slapjack.
Play Egyptian ratscrew.
Play blackjack.
Play solitaire.
Play FreeCell.
Play Seven Up.
Play the flute.
Play the Irish flute.
Play the fife.
Play the pipe organ.
Play the pan pipes.
Play the recorder.
Play the slide whistle.
Play the tin whistle.
Play the piccolo.
Play the alto flute.
Play the bass flute.
Blow a whistle.
Play the piccolo clarinet.
Play the soprano clarinet.
Play the saxonette.
Play the basset clarinet.
Play the basset horn.
Play the alto clarinet.
Play the bass clarinet.
Play the saxophone.
Play the alto saxophone.
Play the tenor saxophone.
Play the bass saxophone.
Play the oboe.
Play the bagpipes.
Play the bugle.
Play the French horn.
Play the mellophone.
Play the sousaphone.
Play the trombone.
Play the trumpet.
Play the tuba.
Play the accordion.
Play the harmonica.
Play the banjo.
Play the clavichord.
Play the fiddle.
Play the acoustic guitar.
Play the electric guitar.
Play the harp.
Play the harpsichord.
Play the lute.
Play the mandola.
Play the mandolin.
Play the piano.
Play the viola.
Play the violin.
Play the piccolo.
Play the zither.
Play the bass drum.
Play the bongo drum.
Play the snare drum.
Play the steel drum.
Play the timpani.
Play the triangle.
Play the xylophone.
Play the castanets.
Play the chimes.
Play the cowbell.
Play the cymbals.
Play the glass harmonica.
Play the glockenspiel.
Play the gong.
Play the handbell.
Play the maracas.
Play the metallophone.
Play the rainstick.
Play the rattle.
Play the spoons.
Play the tambourine.
Play the vibraphone.
Play the electronic organ.
Play the electric piano.
Play the mellotron.
Play the synthesizer.
Play the laser harp.

What are your top 1,000 ways to be happy? Share them in the comments.

32 Responses to “1,000 Ways To Be Happy”

Vered Says:
August 21st, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Wow. Just… WOW.

I kind of like #129. Lower your expectations.

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Vered Says:
August 21st, 2008 at 11:32 pm
“What are your top 1,000 ways to be happy? Share them in the comments.”

Ha.

If people take you seriously, this is going to be a LONG comment thread.
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Barbara Swafford Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:54 am
Hi Hunter,

I saw the title of this post in my reader and said “What’s Hunter up to now, certainly he didn’t post 1000 ways” (to be happy). But you did. I can’t believe it.

I’ll have to work on my list. I’ll be back in a year or two to share it.
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Al at 7P Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:31 am
#446. Upgrade Wordpress - this isn’t guaranteed happiness, so maybe the title should be “999 ways to be happy and 1 way to feel nervous?”
Jonathan Mead Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:54 am
Hunter,

I knew you’d be in trouble and some people would take this seriously. Oh well… what can you do?
Dave Navarro Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Dear God, my browser exploded loading this list
Hunter Nuttall Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:50 am
@ Vered, lowering expectations is great because it’s entirely up to us. A lot of the time, people insist that the world change, and forget that they have the option of changing too. Not to say that you have to put your expectations down in the gutter, but you can be happy with less than perfection.

@ Barbara, I see that list posts tend to be popular, and usually bigger numbers seem to do better, so I thought “why not?” But it turned out to be a lot harder than I thought!

@ Al, I had trouble on my last upgrade, so I definitely know what you mean. I guess all of these things have the potential to backfire. Like #1 - you could take a walk and die. Some of these ways are more likely than others to work out, but ultimately, happiness is up to us rather than the method we use to reach it.

@ Jonathan, of course this was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but still, any one of these could be just what someone needs to happy. I’m actually going to use this post to support a more serious post on happiness.

@ Dave, uh-oh, are you using IE?
Annie Binns Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:07 am
You put # 72 in there just so I couldn’t finish the list, didn’t you.

This was a riot! I really couldn’t believe you were going to have 1000 things. Love how you tossed in your links. My favorites are #96 and #125. Great job!!!
Seamus Anthony Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:21 am
Ha ha! Wonder where you got this idea from eh? I smiling big. Thanks for popping by Rebel Zen today dude!
Daniel Richard Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:16 am
Woah thats a huge list there Hunter! Haha. #345 is awesome (cos I’m here!)
Shilpan | successsoul.com Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:18 pm
This is hilarious. I like this one, “Talk to someone about your problems and realize how stupid they sound.” LOL!

Shilpan
Tim Brownson Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:50 pm
LMAO - That is amazing, how long did it take you to do that???

Excellent tongue in cheek stuff.
Vered Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:58 pm
“you can be happy with less than perfection.” Amen to that.
Marelisa Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:21 pm
This is great Hunter! I guess it goes to show that being happy is a choice: just choose to do any of 1000 things. I think I’m going to go look for tadpoles now
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Janice Cartier Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
“find a feather’? I am still laughing….actually I used to turn those into ink quill pens at my Grammy’s. Made me happy for hours.

This is like some bizarre game of blog Twister isn’t it….
Jeff@MySuperChargedLife Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Holy crap Batman! This must be the longest list ever posted. I’m kind of fond of #862. I look for pigs all the time for happiness.
Ellen Wilson Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Following you on Twitter. There. I’m happy now.

I’m sorry, but I couldn’t make it through the list. I stopped at Twitter. How conditioned is that?! E

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Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
The day will come when I’ve collected 10,000 and publish a post on it!! Hahaha…

Still, it’s quite a feat to have a 1,000-list. Hope you do well on SU!!

Evelyn
Hunter Nuttall Says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:39 am
@ Annie, I guess substitutions are allowed for the ones that don’t apply to you. If you can complete all of them except #72, that’s pretty good!

@ Seamus, that post you’re referring to was just good timing–my list already had 800 ways when I read it!

@ Daniel, but that doesn’t mean you’re perpetually happy if you live there. You’ll need to add another item to the list since #345 is too easy for you!

@ Shilpan, sometimes we think our problems are so big, but when we try to explain them to another person, they don’t seem so big anymore, right?

@ Tim, WAY too long! But it was worth it–they say you need big numbers in the title to do well on social media.

@ Marelisa, yes, it’s a choice. And no one’s limited to these 1,000 ways. There are many more, for anyone who feels too constrained!

@ Janice, I didn’t realize feathers were that effective. It just goes to show that the simple things work. Twister? More like a scavenger hunt, I think.

@ Jeff, I’m not sure, but it’s the longest list I’ve seen. And if pigs work for you, I’d stick with your specialty.

@ Ellen, wow, you did one already. Why can’t the rest of you people be more like Ellen? You got 2/3 of the way through, so I’d say that’s a way above average attention span.

@ Evelyn, if you do that, then I guess I’ll have to do 100,000! Oh my, that would take the rest of my life, so I hope we don’t get stuck in competition. Let’s try to complete all 1,000 of these before we expand the list!
Harmony Says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 am
I can whistle while I work! (I seem to work a lot so it takes a lot of puckering!)

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Harmony Says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 am
PS Hunter…You really do think BIG
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Jarrod - Warrior Development Says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:35 am
This post could also be phrased as ‘1000 ways to be sad or happy’.

Each of them can go either way depending on the internals of a person.

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Hunter Nuttall Says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
@ Harmony, whistle while you work - how did I miss that one? Great addition to the list.

@ Jarrod, true. In fact, you’ll notice that some of them are contradictory, like #139 (get married) and #140 (get divorced). It will always depend on the person.
Cath Lawson Says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Wow Hunter - I can’t believe it. I didn’t seriously expect you to come up with 1000 things. How long did this take you?

Seriously though - you made one huge screw up. Don’t try to tell me eating less chocolate will make me happy because I don’t believe you. It’s nearly as bad as telling me I should eat less biscuits.

I think you’re involved in a secret ploy to hide the chocolates and biscuits from me.

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Dr. Cason Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 12:34 am
You forgot

1. Visit Guam
2. Look for Geckos

I’ve been meaning to subscribe to you since I see you at BWOAB all the time but keep forgetting so guess what happened?

I clicked the little button on my Google reader that said DISCOVER and YOU came up!! How cool is that. Kismet my friend.Kismet.

Oh and I subscribed.
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Janice Cartier Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Hunter-
No, Twister. I scrolled down fast and scanned the list of a 1,000. The list is a briliiant idea and is a scavenger hunt of sorts. But, scroll it down quickly, and it reminds me of a cosmic game of Twister. Turning ourselves this way and that in search of something that is within all the time. Maybe a little bit of zen creeping in there in my response.

I love the list. And actually think I ‘ll swipe some of your ideas.

But maybe…maybe, what we might do is this: don’t just do something, stand there…and decide to BE happy…for a start.

I hope that makes some kind of sense. Every since I saw that Chinese gymnast run through the air to light the torch, perspective shifted just a bit.

I love your creative nature. Wonderful posts lately.
Hunter Nuttall Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
@ Cath, it’s OK, I said “eat chocolate,” not “don’t eat chocolate.” I would never try to rid the world of chocolate!

@ Dr. Cason, nice to see you here. I left out Guam because it’s a U.S. territory, not an independent country. As for geckos, they just seem to have been left off Wikipedia’s list of animals. I wonder why? Surely this travesty must be corrected!

Thanks for “discovering” me–I don’t know if that’s happened before, and it’s very cool!

@ Janice, wow, that’s very zen-like. I’ll have to give it some thought. Great point there about BEing happy instead of DOing happy things, and you’re reading my mind a little. More on that later.
Janice Cartier Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I’ll look forward to it.
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Steve Mills Says:
August 25th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Dude i tried playing the laser harp, but instead of happiness it only gave me a mild sense of satisfaction. Maybe i wasn’t doing it right.
Robert A. Henru Says:
August 28th, 2008 at 3:54 am
Really2 an interesting list =)
You’re really having fun!
Robert
Keith Johnson Says:
October 12th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Well, I think this is the longest list in a blog post I have seen, ever. I don’t know if I agree with all of these happiness suggestions, but kudos to you for putting this list together and posting it on your site. Hope you get lots of traffic. All The Best, Keith

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Hunter Nuttall Says:
October 12th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
@ Janice, I still haven’t gotten to it. Honestly, it might be a long time, but it’s on my to do list, so it’ll get done someday!

@ Steve, maybe you were close, but you just need more practice.

@ Robert, I haven’t done all of these things yet, so I’ll have more fun to come!

@ Keith, I can understand not agreeing with them all, but hopefully you’ll find a few hundred you like to keep you busy!

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