I have been looking for fun new tools or challenges to improve my day to day happiness and well being. Last year’s #100DaysofHappiness challenge really helped me to boost my spirits and attitude. I was about to start it again when I saw a bunch of buzz about Jamie Oliver’s You app. The tagline is “building a happier healthier you with micro actions.” The You-app covers four categories of wellbeing: food, mindfulness, movement and “things we love” – including self-love! Each “micro-action” can be completed with a photo – instagram style. And, you can click “keep it up” for a similar task each day to create a habit. The app is intended to be used each day for just a few minutes. There is a social feature and easy sharing with your social networks or via email/text.
They even have a manifesto:
“We all have it in us to live a happy, healthy life!
Yet, change can be hard.We believe in micro-action.
Change rarely happens overnight.
Your life is the sum of all those small actions you do every day, and every choice is significant. We want to empower you to make change happen – one micro-action at a time.Your life is not a number or a dashboard – it’s not how many steps you walked, how many calories you ate or your place on the leaderboard.
Life is richer – it’s feelings, moments, shared experiences!
Life is enjoying every victory, celebrating balance and showing vulnerability.
Life is being perfectly imperfect.Stick with us for one minute per day, and we’ll help you live a happier, more fulfilled life.
Because small things matter.YOU-app – Actions to better you.”
It took me a few minutes to get the hang of this app. I will give it a go for a few weeks and let you know how it goes. My first challenges:
- Love: Think of one thing you like about you. Take a moment to write on thing you really like about yourself.
- Love: Snap a photo of someone who makes you happy.
- Mind: Take a moment and take in your surroundings. Be present and take a photo of where you are now.
Like the concept of small changes to improve your life? You can download YOU-app on the App Store, or on Android or read more.
I also highly recommend checking out #100happydays. Emily and I did this last year and I have to say that it helped me appreciate the little things in life. On days that felt glum or blue, I looked for happiness and I always found some. I have tried to keep that up with fun and randomness (mostly on my Instagram feed.) Here is my recap of my 100happydays challenge with a link to all of my other posts including the introduction to the concept.
What else am I doing? I am supporting a new bracelet and app to help manage stress!
Stressed? Support The WellBe on @indiegogo + manage stress #becalm http://t.co/RaeN4Jnp72
— Erica Agran (@EAgran) May 29, 2015
Have you tried anything fun to improve your daily happiness or wellbeing? Please leave any new/fun ideas in the comments!
It’s Friday, so here are some great deals for you to check out! Don’t forget to check ebates, Coupon Cabin and Active Junky before you buy! Also check Amex and Paypal for immediate cash back offers when you use their payment method.
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Ongoing Deals:
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We are staying home again this weekend and hanging with friends. I have my last long run for Grandma’s Marathon which is coming up quickly! What are you up to?
PS. Don’t forget my great giveaways!
*Please note: This post contains some affiliate/referral links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Some are just good deals I found and shared. Either way, you win!