Whether we like it or not, days bleed into one another and weeks slip by quickly. I hate the feeling of looking back on a month and thinking, "Wait… Now what did I do again? Anything?" One way to ease your mind that your days have been well spent is to focus less on checking tasks off a list, and more on making each day valuable to you and to the world.

    Do One Thing That Scares You

    This one has become a cliche, but that doesn't make it irrelevant. （Please don't run into traffic just to get heart rate up, though.） Seek out fears that may be holding you back from trying new things. Talk to that cute girl on the bus. Negotiate a deal. Present an idea at work. Attempt a ridiculously complex meal. When you regularly do things that kind of freak you out, you stretch your boundaries and create a much bigger, more rewarding comfort zone to play in. "Safe" and "stuck" don't have to be synonymous.

    Do One Thing That Soothes You

    The world doesn't have to take care of you: you can take care of yourself. You need to take care of yourself. If you're angry, find a way to release it. If you're frustrated, do something nice for yourself. If you're tired and cranky, enjoy a treat instead of martyring yourself for no good reason. Take a moment, just once a day, to make yourself feel good, and remind yourself that you're responsible for your own happiness.

    Do One Thing for Someone Else

    Being selfless feels good-more than one study has demonstrated this. （Kind of throws a kink in the "selflessness" of the act, but we won't worry about that…） Taking time to do a kindness for another person reminds you of the reasons you have to be thankful, all while strengthening your relationships with others. If you give and truly expect nothing in return, it's rare to have any regrets about it.

    Do One Thing for the Future

    The future is a pretty fluid concept here: next week, next month, your 80th birthday… You can transfer funds to your savings accout, spend time talking with your child, do some yoga as part of a weight loss plan, anything that gets you one step closer to your goals for the future. Regardless of whether you're learning French for next year's trip or making a quilt to be passed down for generations, you need to stay connected with your future on a regular basis. That's where some of your best moments are yet to be realized.

    不管我們喜歡與否，從一天到另一天，幾個星期一下子就過去了。我討厭這種感覺：當我回顧這個月的時想到，"等等…我又幹了什麼
？幹了什麼
？"一種讓你心情平靜的方法是使你的時間被有效使用
，較少的關注在檢查任務單上，更多的讓每一天對於你和世界而言變得更有價值上。

    做一件讓你害怕的事

    這已經是陳詞濫調了

，但是這並使它顯得不入流。（盡管如此
，請不要緊緊為了加速心跳衝進車流中。）找zhao出chu會hui阻zu止zhi你ni嚐chang試shi新xin東dong西xi的de恐kong懼ju心xin理li。與yu在zai車che站zhan的de那na個ge可ke愛ai女nv孩hai談tan話hua。做zuo一yi筆bi生sheng意yi。在zai工gong作zuo上shang提ti出chu一yi個ge創chuang意yi。嚐chang試shi一yi頓dun滑hua稽ji的de大da雜za燴hui。當dang你ni有you規gui律lv的de做zuo些xie讓rang你ni極ji度du興xing奮fen的de事shi情qing
，你ni拓tuo展zhan了le你ni的de界jie限xian並bing且qie創chuang造zao了le一yi個ge大da得de多duo的de，更geng有you價jia值zhi的de舒shu適shi的de圈quan子zi。"安全"和"僵化"並不一定是同義詞。

    做一件讓你感覺良好的事

    這個世界並不一定要照顧你：你(ni)可(ke)以(yi)自(zi)己(ji)照(zhao)顧(gu)自(zi)己(ji)。你(ni)必(bi)須(xu)自(zi)己(ji)照(zhao)顧(gu)自(zi)己(ji)。如(ru)果(guo)你(ni)生(sheng)氣(qi)了(le)
，找(zhao)到(dao)途(tu)徑(jing)去(qu)釋(shi)放(fang)它(ta)。如(ru)果(guo)你(ni)感(gan)到(dao)煩(fan)惱(nao)
，做(zuo)些(xie)可(ke)以(yi)讓(rang)自(zi)己(ji)心(xin)情(qing)舒(shu)暢(chang)的(de)事(shi)。如(ru)果(guo)你(ni)疲(pi)勞(lao)並(bing)且(qie)虛(xu)弱(ruo)，與(yu)其(qi)毫(hao)無(wu)理(li)由(you)的(de)折(zhe)磨(mo)自(zi)己(ji)不(bu)如(ru)好(hao)好(hao)犒(kao)勞(lao)下(xia)自(zi)己(ji)。花(hua)些(xie)時(shi)間(jian)，隻(zhi)用(yong)一(yi)天(tian)一(yi)次(ci)，讓(rang)你(ni)自(zi)己(ji)感(gan)覺(jiao)良(liang)好(hao)
，並(bing)且(qie)提(ti)醒(xing)自(zi)己(ji)要(yao)為(wei)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)快(kuai)樂(le)負(fu)責(ze)。

    為別人做件事

    無私的感覺是好的--不隻一項研究表明如此。（有些人對無私的行動有些奇怪的看法，但是我們不必為此擔心…）huaxieshijianweibierenzuojianhaoshitixingnihuaizheganendeliyou

，tongshizengqiangleniyutarendelianxi。ruguonizhishigeiyubingqiebuzhiwanghuibao，henshaohuiweizhegandaohouhuide。

    為未來做件事

    未來在這裏是個非常流動性的概念：下個星期
，下個月
，你的八十歲生日…你(ni)可(ke)以(yi)往(wang)你(ni)的(de)存(cun)折(zhe)上(shang)轉(zhuan)賬(zhang)，花(hua)時(shi)間(jian)與(yu)你(ni)的(de)孩(hai)子(zi)談(tan)話(hua)，為(wei)減(jian)肥(fei)計(ji)劃(hua)而(er)做(zuo)瑜(yu)伽(jia)，做(zuo)些(xie)任(ren)何(he)能(neng)讓(rang)你(ni)更(geng)進(jin)一(yi)步(bu)接(jie)近(jin)你(ni)的(de)未(wei)來(lai)目(mu)標(biao)的(de)事(shi)情(qing)。不(bu)管(guan)是(shi)否(fou)是(shi)為(wei)了(le)來(lai)年(nian)的(de)旅(lv)行(xing)而(er)學(xue)法(fa)語(yu)，或(huo)者(zhe)為(wei)下(xia)一(yi)代(dai)做(zuo)一(yi)床(chuang)被(bei)子(zi)，你(ni)需(xu)要(yao)與(yu)你(ni)的(de)未(wei)來(lai)在(zai)一(yi)個(ge)經(jing)常(chang)的(de)基(ji)礎(chu)上(shang)保(bao)持(chi)聯(lian)係(xi)。那(na)是(shi)一(yi)些(xie)你(ni)將(jiang)體(ti)會(hui)到(dao)的(de)最(zui)好(hao)的(de)時(shi)光(guang)開(kai)始(shi)的(de)地(di)方(fang)。