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The 11 best habits for being happy and successful that people have stolen from others

Nathan McaloneAug 18, 2016, 19:10 IST

Business Insider

Some of our best habits can be those we pick up from other people.

We see someone with a particular routine that makes them happier or successful, and we try to emulate it. It doesn't always work, but sometimes it catches on and becomes part of our everyday lives.

A recent Quora thread asked users for these habits: the ones they stole from others and then kept doing. The responses ranged from well-worn wisdom to the delightfully offbeat. But they all served to enrich the life of the person who ended up adopting them.

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We went through and found the 11 best ones that might apply to your life. Here they are: