12 Learn something new. Challenge yourself to take up a new sport, write a book or learn to play a musical instrument. Or tackle subjects you didn t excel at in school. Expand your knowledge, increase your skills, keep your brain and body working, and re-experience the humility and joy of being a beginner. 13 Have some fun.
Studies show that having fun enhances both physical and mental health.
Indulge in spontaneous pleasures that don t cost money, increase guilt or cause harm. If you need help in losing your adult inhibitions, volunteer to mentor a child. 14 Know how much is enough. Quality of life depends on making the most of what you have, not on having more. Busy people may feel either enriched and invigorated or overwhelmed and depleted by their full schedule.