How to Positively Change Your Life As a Minor

Everybody wants the perfect life. This means different things to each person, but there are some things that universally improve the quality of everyone's life, even if you're a minor and not in control of many aspects of your life.

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The Basics

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Be a clean person overall.
    You don't have to shower three times a day. There are some things that everybody should do: Shower or bathe once a day; shampoo every other day; brush your teeth at least twice a day; do not wear the same clothes more than two days in a row; only wear underwear once. If you are old enough, wear deodorant, and shave if you truly feel having less body hair makes you clean, girls, shave your armpits; guys, shave facial hair.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Do your schoolwork.
    School may not be the most fun thing to do, but if you want anything to come out of your life, you will probably need to do well. Finish your homework, study for tests, don't blow off projects.
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For the Committed

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Help others...
    Help others
    • For under 14. It may be harder for you, but there are still ways to help others. You can play freerice.com (a game that gives rice to people who need it); switch your search engine to something like benelab.org (which donates all proceeds to charity); have a bake/lemonade/garage sale for a charity of your choice; or help your parents around the house.
    • For over 14. It is easier for you, because in addition to doing the steps for under-14s, you can volunteer at a hospital, or other charity. You can also help little siblings, or write/edit articles on WikiHow.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Be friendly.
    Get to know new people, and talk to people you meet. Make friends with that other boy at the supermarket while your parents shop, or the kid in your science class you don't know.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Be healthy.
    You don't have to be a health nut; you can eat fast-food and ice cream once in a while. Just exercise and eat mostly healthy foods.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Do something new.
    Try doing something that you have never done before. It can be as simple as a new sport, or it could be as adventurous as skydiving. It can be as old as knitting (which is not just a skill for grandmas, kids can do it too), or as recently invented as Photoshop. Find something you have never done before, that you love.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Chill.
    Whether you like video games, watching TV, reading, or making home movies, don't spend all your time exercising, volunteering, and helping at home. Just don't spend all of your time watching TV either.
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      • You may find it helpful to make a list of all the things you want to (or think you should) do. You can give each activity an amount of time out of an hour. Then, when you have a free hour, you can look at the list and see what to do.
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