8 ways to make sure you grow happier as you get older

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Little things, like changing your commute, can go a long way in improving your happiness.

• There are steps you can take to increase your chances of happiness down the line.
• Large decisions, like getting a new job, can improve your long-term happiness. Smaller habit changes - such as volunteering or scheduling a call with your parents - can have similar impacts as well.
• Here are eight ways to improve your long-term happiness.
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As more people work longer hours, causing burnout to officially become a clinical disease, the daily grind can have you feeling down.

Being happy is important for long-term health. Happiness has been linked to better immune systems and faster wound healing, both factors that lead to a longer lifespan.

Read more: Burnout is now officially recognized as a medical condition. Here are the symptoms you should know about.

Even if things seem down now, there are steps you can take to prime yourself for happiness down the line. Whether it be large decisions like getting a new job or purchasing a new home, small efforts like volunteering on the weekends can do wonders for your long-term happiness.

Here are eight scientifically proven ways to increase your happiness.