10 Common Happiness Mistakes

"The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being." - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lamat

1. To delay to do something important until you have some “free time,” because you may never have any free time
2. To retreat into isolation when you’re unhappy
3. To neglect to make a small change because you think a big change is necessary
4. To refuse to consider a big change because you assume you can only make a small change
5. To “treat” yourself to something you wouldn’t ordinarily permit yourself, because you’re feeling blue
6. To postpone something important until you’re feeling healthier, or thinner, or married, or whatever
7. To think that you can “make” someone else be happy
8. To imagine that what’s true for other people is true for you
9. To spend too much time, or not enough time, thinking about the past, present, or future
10. To ignore the truth about your own temperament, interests, and aptitudes

What have I overlooked? Wait! I just thought of another. "To think about everything you don't have, instead of everything you do have." But that wasn't the one that I forgot...