Do more of what makes you happy

Following the wisdom of the t-shirt.

I've always been a big fan of t-shirts featuring cool quotes, so when I recently went on a shopping spree it was the t-shirts with cool quotes that most caught my eye. After all, if there's a quote you really like then why not wear it?

"Do more of what make you happy."
by Sphere

These are the t-shirts I eventually bought, with each one featuring a simple yet excellent quote...

1) "Do more of what makes you happy."

When I saw this t-shirt and read the quote I just thought, "That's brilliant!" It's such a simple and obvious statement, but sometimes even the most simple stuff needs to be pointed out. On occasions some people try to come up with all sorts of complicated strategies and clever formulas for how to achieve a happy life, but if you had to sum up the secret to happiness in one sentence then you couldn't find a better sentence than this.

I try to do the things that make me happy as often as possible, and it's a brilliantly simple philosophy to live your life by. However, life can sometimes distract you from even the most simple things, so with this t-shirt now in my wardrobe it should act as a helpful reminder for me to always try to do more of the things which make me happy.

"If you can dream it you can do it."
by Sphere

2) "If you can dream it, you can do it."

This was originally a quote by Walt Disney and he was probably referring to Disneyland when he said it, but Sphere (the t-shirt designers) have chosen instead to use an image of an astronaut floating in space, which I think makes for a cooler t-shirt.

Just to clarify, I'm not criticising Disneyland (I visited EuroDisney years ago and I totally loved it) but as enjoyable as Disneyland is, travelling to space is even more impressive. In my opinion therefore the astronaut image on the t-shirt was an excellent choice to go with the quote, as the miracle of space travel is the perfect example of 'If you can dream it, you can do it.'

Update: Obviously given the current state of Disney, nowadays I would definitely criticise Disneyland, but back when I originally wrote this, Disney had still yet to fully embrace evil like they have done now.

"Make good things happen."
by Sphere

3) "Make good things happen."

This is another simple quote which is excellent advice. I'm not sure where the Star Wars figures fit in, however, as tie pilots and snowtroopers aren't generally known for making good things happen. They generally tend to do sly stuff like shooting people and stuff like that, but anyway, I like the quote and I also like Star Wars so this is another t-shirt which appealed to me, despite the apparent mismatch of the quote and image.

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All three t-shirts are made by Sphere, and they've got loads more cool t-shirts. It was hard to limit myself to buying only three!

Update: Sadly, Sphere no longer seem to have an online presence, but for the benefit of anyone who travels the world, I bought these t-shirts when I was in Thailand, so check out the markets and you may find some more of their designs.

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