Think about the world’s happiest, most contented, most fulfilled people... How’d they get that way?   Is it their genes? No . Money? Absolutely not . It’s about the small choices they make, every day. Things you can do. Things you can change.   It’s about what they know and you can learn: The Rules of Life .   Here they are:   100 personal, practical rules for dreaming, planning, living, loving, and overcoming even life’s toughest adversities...  For knowing what matters... learning from experience...using your intuition... changing what you can...de-stressing... staying younger... getting stronger .   Read ’em. Learn ’em. Live ’em. You’ll feel better. You’ll live better. You’ll be a better friend, partner, parent, child, human being.   You’ll do it: one small, simple step at a time. One step a day, every day. Starting today .   Introduction  xi   Part I: Rules for You  1 Part II: Partnership Rules  105 Part III: Family and Friends Rules  141 Part IV: Social Rules  171 Part V: World Rules  201