I’ve been wanting to do this for a while so here we go…
I feel so much of the content we consume on a daily basis (or at least that I do) doesn’t impact my overall health and well-being in a positive way. Everyone (including myself) usually just posts about outfits, trips, and day to day activities but I want to do something different. I want to create content that actually helps someone feel happier. Content that helps push someone to be a little kinder, go a little out of their comfort zone, and hopefully at the end of the day, a better human being.
We all know the world is a little scary these days. A majority of the news that we consume is disheartening and sometimes we have to sit and wonder if there are any good humans left on the earth… but there are! I just think we just need to shine our lights a little bit brighter and help lighten other people’s lives as well. Am I perfect at this? Heck no! I am imperfect in so many ways but I hope this can be just as much as a challenge for me as it is for you.
For the next 20 weeks, I am hoping you will open up your email inbox every single Monday morning with a happiness hack, tip, service project idea, organization tip, or whatever I try the week prior that contributes to your life in a positive way that I want you to try. For that entire following week, I hope you try these hacks and see if they make an impact on your life.
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Here we go for week #1!
Week #1
Unsubscribe from emails
This week I want you to wake up each morning, go to your computer (or you can do this on your phone) and go to your inbox. Once you get there, you’ll probably have at least 30 new emails that came in while you were sleeping. Annoying, right? I find this so draining to wake up to every morning so I spent each morning last week unsubscribing to every email that didn’t impact my life in an immediate or positive way. Now I receive about 3-5 emails every morning with the information I actually care about/need!
Most of these will be from national retailers that email you numerous times a day because they know emails like this typically lead to the highest conversion in sales… unsubscribe! If you reeeeeeeally want something and are worried it’s going to go on sale, use the Droplist feature on Honey and they will email you when a specific item drops in price.
And what about emails from Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Flipboard etc. Do you really need to be notified every time a person likes someone’s photo? Unsubscribe from ‘all’ and I promise you will feel so much more refreshed each morning when you wake up and tackle the day rather than immediately feeling overwhelmed and/or defeated.
Bonus hack:
If you are feeling like you want to go the extra mile this week, I want you to actually obtain INBOX ZERO in your inbox. Yikes, right? Trust me on this one. Reply to everyone you need but have been avoiding, trash all the emails you don’t need, and maybe even create folders you can drag specific emails into if they pertain to a specific project you can’t necessarily ‘trash’. Obtain INBOX ZERO and see the immense gratification that comes from not feeling so drained by your email inbox. I try to do this every day and it’s so satisfying to just respond or ‘trash’ the emails rather than keep them there lurking around.
If you feel like you need a new email software to give you the kick in the pants you need, I use Airmail on my iPhone and Mac and LOVE IT.
That’s it for next week! Let me know if you try it and if you feel a difference in the stress/happiness level in your life.
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And don’t forget to be kind to someone today.
-Liv
