Making simple changes in your daily routine can be the secret to being a happier person. We all wants to be happy, but why? Because it gives us peace. More healthy and productive life. There are scientifically proven ways to boost your happiness, such as exercising, sleeping well and helping others.
Getting outdoors, planning a vacation and showing gratitude are other ways to easily live a happier life. Below are 10 things listed to do for becoming a happy person.

  Exercise more often

Exercise is one of the best strategies for overcoming depression. Indeed, it can have a dramatic impact on your mental health. For example, in one study of three groups that tried exercise only, exercise plus drugs, and drugs only, to see what treatment best treated depression, it was the exercise-only group that was most successful in maintaining wellness and avoiding a depression relapse! 

Get proper sleep

A lack of sleep makes it more difficult to recall pleasant memories (but gloomy memories are recalled just fine). Suboptimal levels of sleep may also make you more susceptible to negative emotions like fear and anger, while taking a nap in the afternoon may enhance positive emotions.

Shorten your commute

If you can move closer to where you work, or work closer to where you live, do it. A long commute is stressful and draining, even if it allows you to buy a bigger house or have a better job. Such factors do not make up for the unhappiness created by a longer commute, according to research by two Swiss economists. 

Nourish Your Relationships

Friends and family mean everything in life, and research shows spending social time with your friends and loved ones generally makes people much happier. One study even found that relationships are worth more than $100,000 in terms of life satisfaction, while actual changes in income buy very little happiness.

Spend time outdoor

Simply going outside to get some fresh air and sunshine boosts mood, broadens thinking and improves working memory. One study found that it takes just 20 minutes outdoors to make most people happier, while other research showed that happiness is maximized when it's 57 degrees F outside – so keep an eye on the thermometer!

Help others

Volunteering can lower your risk of depression and anxiety, and significantly boost your psychological well-being. Volunteering to help others also gives you a greater sense of purpose and can even lead to a so-called "helper's high," which may occur because doing good things releases feel-good hormones like oxytocin in your body while lowering levels of stress hormones like cortisol.

Smile

Putting on a fake smile can worsen your mood, but thinking positive thoughts and then smiling as a result can make you happier. When you smile at others, they're also more likely to smile back in return, creating an ongoing feedback loop that may lead to more positivity in your life and the lives of others.

Plan a vacation

It might be that the simple act of planning a vacation can make you happier, even if you don't actually go on one. Research showed that people were happiest during the planning stage of their vacation, when their sense of anticipation was peaked. After the vacation was over, levels of happiness quickly returned to baseline. 

Meditate

Meditation helps you keep your mind focused, calms your nerves and supports inner peace. Research shows it can even lead to physical changes in your brain that make you happier, including an increase in areas associated with compassion and self-awareness and a shrinking in areas associated with stress.

Practice Gratitude

People who are thankful for what they have are better able to cope with stress, have more positive emotions, and are better able to reach their goals. Keeping a gratitude journal or list, where you actively write down exactly what you're grateful for each day, has been linked to happier moods, greater optimism and even better physical health.