11 Behaviours That Happy People Refuse To Engage In

Because these actions can only stem from insecurity, entitlement, and the projection of — you guessed it — unhappiness

Alexandra Walker-Jones
Curious
Published in
10 min readApr 17, 2021

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I’m going to go ahead and say it: I don’t believe happiness is elusive. Moreover, I don’t believe that believing the idea that ‘happiness is elusive’ can ever truly be conducive to locating it.

That’s a bit of a wordy way to say it, but my point is: happiness is not something a small handful of lucky individuals just happen to stumble their way into one day —rather, it’s the cumulative sum of one’s thoughts, beliefs, habits, and behaviours. It’s what you direct your attention towards, where you exert your energy, and which actions you choose to engage in routinely.

It’s not necessarily the things happy people do that create their happiness, but also all the things they don’t do. Happy people aren’t just acting happy — they’re actively working to avoid the behaviours that screw up and steal from their happy.

This is a list of some of those things. Avoid them wherever and whenever possible and I guarantee that you’ll be happier as a result.

1. Gossiping

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Alexandra Walker-Jones
Curious

Content writer and published author in the plant-based health and wellness sphere. I’m just here to learn! awalkerjones.com