###The Pursuit of Happiness: 21 Steps to Continuous Life Improvement Learning how to examine one's life and change it to maximize happiness is a very powerful skill. Increasing one's tranquility and happiness can lift the human spirit to a high level of grace and dignity. In this text, we propose a process of examining one's life and carefully reconstructing it to maximize tranquility and happiness. We encourage each reader to examine his own life and make improvements based on his own judgment and free will. This strategy is not for everyone: it requires a certain level of discipline to be able to choose behavior and action that benefits one's life over the long term, rather than selecting instant gratification. If one is able to make decisions with maturity, the process of Continuous Life Improvement can lift one to a high level of happiness and contentment. => 1.gmi Be Sensitive and Learn From Your Senses! => 2.gmi Respond to Negative Feedback! => 3.gmi Be Rational! => 4.gmi Develop a Strategy! => 5.gmi Be Good to Yourself! => 6.gmi Use Long Term Cost/Benefit Analysis! => 7.gmi Control Desires! => 8.gmi Be Loyal to Yourself! => 9.gmi Choose Wisely! => 10.gmi Cultivate Friendship! => 11.gmi Add Behaviors Which Bring Happiness! => 12.gmi Shut Down Negative Thoughts! => 13.gmi Recognize and Avoid Ascetisism! => 14.gmi Ignore Negative Inputs! => 15.gmi Know that Happiness is Easy to Achieve! => 16.gmi Preserve the Health of Your Body => 17.gmi Stay Frugal, But Enjoy! => 18.gmi Rational Behavior Decisionmaking => 19.gmi Avoid Politics => 20.gmi Overcome Your Fears! => 21.gmi Simplify Your Life! => conclusion.gmi Conclusion => about.gmi About