Dr Mark Williamson

Director of @actionhappiness and author of the Sunday Times #1 bestseller: Make Life Happier 🌤️ Helping people change the world. Cyclist & Aston Villa fan

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Wow! 🤯 My book Make Life Happier will be #1 in the official Sunday Times bestseller list this week. I’m so grateful for the incredible support from the AFH community - none of this would have been possible without you 🙏❤️ Thank you so much for believing https://t.co/Ogkd5rAmnJ

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You don’t need to wait for motivation before starting. Take the first step and you’ll feel more motivated

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In years to come you’re likely to be nostalgic for how things are now. So take a moment to appreciate what’s good today

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You can't change what happened, but you can choose the story you tell about it - and what happens next

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Money doesn’t make people happy, but everyone wants to find out for themselves

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Imperfect progress in the right direction is more valuable than perfect plans that don’t actually happen

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Chuffed to see my book cover has been updated with the Sunday Times No. 1 strapline on the top! Also turns out Amazon is doing special 35% discount on it, so a good chance to get copies for friends and colleagues ☺️ https://t.co/mm9NyUKXxL

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Growth Mindset. When you find yourself saying “I can’t do this” remember to add the word “yet”

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Whenever possible be an enthusiast rather than a critic

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Give up hoping for a better past. Focus on what you can do today

Most of life consists of everyday moments – like the one you’re experiencing right now. The more we learn to appreciate and enjoy moments like this one today, the more we will appreciate and enjoy our whole life.

One thing we can never do is change what’s already happened. One thing we can always do is choose the way we respond right now. Over 90% of the 100 billion humans who have ever lived are no longer alive. You have something precious they would all give anything for: Today

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Letting go of anger doesn’t mean we’re tolerating what happened, it means we’re moving on

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Really enjoyed my conversation with @simonmundie about the journey from pain to happiness and practical ways to make life happier https://t.co/Tm2vFKbgcx

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If you want someone to really hear what you’re saying, start by acknowledging how they’re feeling

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Avoid the “deferred happiness” trap, where the current reality is just a prelude to some better future. Allow yourself to make the most of today

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Five practical ways to feel better and make a difference:

✅ Try small happiness experiments
🌤️ Be a realistic optimist
🫂 Build your social fitness
💕 Encourage kindness and trust
🌍 Focus on what really matters

https://t.co/nXEgQea72a @PositiveNewsUK

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Remember: time spent ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’ is not wasted time

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Glad to see this Sunday feature sharing 10 ideas from my book:

1. Get off autopilot
2. Be a realistic optimist
3. Try small “happiness experiments”
4. Make good habits easy
5. Shift your perspective in tough times
6. Build your social fitness
7. Help people feel truly heard
8. Stay on your side of the net
9. Stop hoping for a better past
10. Build trust and spread kindness

https://t.co/LtDGpDv4RE

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What a brilliant week! Still pinching myself that Villa won major European trophy for the first time since I was 8 in 1982 🎉🏆 Memorable moments with Harry, hope he doesn’t have to wait another 44 years! #UTV 💜💙

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Julia Samuel is a brilliant therapist, author and podcast host and I was really delighted to join her for this conversation about the insights from my book https://t.co/eoKqOyAdz6

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What’s the 5-minute version of an important task you keep putting off? Start by taking that first small step today and see what happens

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Other people are dealing with things we can’t see. If we all threw our problems into a pile and saw everyone else's, we might grab ours back