Personal Life

Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, job hunting, domestic chores and education. It also excludes time spent on necessary activities such as eating and sleeping.

In the past, before modern technology largely alleviated issues of economic scarcity in industrialised countries, most people spent a large portion of their time attempting to provide their basic survival needs, including water, food, and protection from the weather.

Sometimes it can feel as though eating a healthy diet, getting enough exercise and finding the time to find yourself is impossible. But learning to live a healthier lifestyle is easy when you change one small thing at a time.

Check out these 8 choices you can make right now to start living the life you deserve.

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The fast pace of today's world brings with it many distractions and less time to relax. It's easy to forget what your body needs.

To smile wider, be more satisfied with life, and feel altogether better-both in the present and the future-try introducing any (or all!) of these practices into your life.

Ever wonder if you could make yourself happier? You can. Here's how.

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How to live a better life reminds us that we need to make time for ourselves and pay attention to our own desires and interests. This is not a selfish action. This keeps you rationally motivated and charged up, allowing yourself to be more helpful for yourself and others. It pays to focus on calmness and peace.

Resolutions for self-improvement are great (if you're the type of person who is so self-disciplined that you can actually stay true to your goals for longer than one week).