10 of the Most Important Things in Life

“Happiness, not gold or prestige, is the ultimate currency.” You don’t want to be rich—you want to be happy. Although the mass media has convinced many Americans that wealth leads to happiness, that’s not always the case.

Money allows us to meet our basic needs—to buy food and shelter and pay for healthcare. Meeting these needs is essential, and if we don’t have enough money to do so, our personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of the community as a whole suffers greatly.

1. YOU. The absolute most important thing in your life is you.
2. Sense of Purpose. Having a purpose, or a mission is knowing who you are and what you want to accomplish.
3. Personal Development.
4. Good Memories.
5. Sense of Humour.
6. An Optimistic Outlook.
7. Your Time.
8. Your Health.

The following list unveils some of the most important lessons in life that people learn the hard way.

1. Walk your own path.
2. Don’t hesitate when you should act.
3. Experience what you have learned.
4. Good things don’t come easy.
5. Never fail to try more.
6. Take care of your health early.
7. Make every moment count.
8. Live and let live.

There are arguably many necessities of life. Food, water, oxygen, light, shelter, clothing, etc. Some will argue we need love, companionship, physical activity and so on and so on. However when reduced to the absolute basic needs of life we find there are actually just four.

Hart’s Top 10 (from the 1992 edition)

Who Is the Scientifically-Proven Greatest Man Alive?

• And the Contenders for the Title of Greatest Human Are…
• #2. Michael Jordan: 79.19.
• #3. Tiger Woods: 79.12.
• #4. Steve Jobs: 69.96.
• #5. Meryl Streep: 66.66.
• #6. Madonna: 66.45.
• #7. Britney Spears: 62.97.
• #8. Bob Dylan: 57.99.