By Leo Babauta
How do you improve your life and find happiness when you’re a teen-ager, and can’t control much of your life?
You change what you can control, and let go of trying to control everything else.
Several teen-agers have written to me recently, asking for a post on how to improve their lives when they’re still under their parents’ control.
It’s not easy, I’ll admit. But there’s a lot you can do, no matter what your situation.
For example … if your parents are constantly getting mad at you, constantly negative, constantly controlling your life and not letting you do what you want to do, how do you handle that?
Try this:
Look at every interaction with your parents as an opportunity.
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