# Make yourself be happy

[Mel Robbins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNEgsvoPQjQ&pp=ygULbWVsIHJvYmJpbnM%3D) shares four ways to be happier.

1. Don’t compare where you are now with what you had in the past or what other people have.

> Comparison is the thief of joy - Theodore Roosevelt

2. Be open to new things as opposed to be being closed off. Increase your [luck surface area](https://blog.danwald.me/luck-surface-area).
3. 100% in it. Be all in.
4. If nothing changes, change the situation. Sometimes it’s not you.

The last one is the hardest, but it's a must if you've done the priors.

> There are better things ahead than any we leave behind - attributed to C. S. Lewis

Happy Hackin'

### References

- [Create a Happier Version of Yourself: Redirect Your Energy for Positive Thinking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNEgsvoPQjQ&pp=ygULbWVsIHJvYmJpbnM%3D)
- [Mel Robbins](https://www.youtube.com/@melrobbins)