How many times do we put off or procrastinate on the very thing that would make us happier?

We avoid small actions that would bring us peace, simply because we tell ourselves they’re annoying, inconvenient, or not urgent. And yet, those tiny tasks—those two-minute actions—don’t just disappear. Instead, they compound, having the power to steal our joy day after day.

When you reset the way you’re approaching the task, everything changes.

This started out as a “38 Things I’d Tell My Younger Self” blog. Then I remembered a recent conversation I had with my friend Jaime. You can’t go back to the old you. No matter how much you want it, she doesn’t exist anymore.