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The secret to being happy in 2026? It’s far, far simpler than you think …

Illustration: Ben O’Brien/The Guardian Illustration: Ben O’Brien/The GuardianThe secret to being happy in 2026? It’s far, far simpler than you think …Stop stressing about self‑improvement or waiting until you’re on top of everything. This year give yourself permission to prioritise pleasureI have a proposal to make: 2026 should be the year that you spend more time doing what you want.

The secret to being happy in 2026? It’s far, far simpler than you think …

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Key Highlights

  • The new year should be the moment we commit to dedicating more of our finite hours on the planet to things we genuinely, deeply enjoy doing – to the activities that seize our interest, and that make us feel vibrantly alive.
  • This should be the year you stop trying so hard to turn yourself into a better person, and focus instead on actually leading a more absorbing life. Naturally, I anticipate certain objections to this suggestion. Possibly you consider yourself far too busy even to think about spending time in ways you’d enjoy, and you wonder what sort of monster of privilege could even raise the notion.
  • In this economy, and with AI coming for your job?
  • Or maybe you’re convinced you need to address your personal failings first – your tendency towards procrastination, your sedentary lifestyle, your atrocious diet.
  • On the other hand, maybe you think it’s morally outrageous to focus on yourself while the Earth is overheating, or while the sinister forces of ethnonationalism stalk the land.
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