{"id":8069,"date":"2018-03-07T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T11:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8069"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T11:38:43","slug":"7-ways-you-can-lead-a-simple-happy-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/03\/7-ways-you-can-lead-a-simple-happy-life\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways To Lead a Simple, Happy Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B1 \u2013&nbsp; Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this generation, we are proud to have a busy life. We wear it like a badge. We think that being productive means staying longer at work or doing more activities. Constantly being on the go can take its toll in our physical and emotional state. At some point, we need to stop and rethink the way we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article below and learn how to lead a simple and happy life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/284139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/284139<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions for discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0Are you an active person? What are your daily activities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0What are the disadvantages of being too busy?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0What do you think about the article?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Among the 7 ways of living a simple and happy life, what do you think is the easiest and hardest to do?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 \u2013&nbsp; Intermediate In this generation, we are proud to have a busy life. We wear it like a badge. 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