The Happiness Hack You’re Probably Ignoring

So the next time you're kind of like a little disappointed with your day, or you felt like, oh, this was kind of like a waste of time today, what I did, sit down at the evening table with your friends. You can even use your phone or even by yourself. Write down 3 things that you're grateful for that day. Things like, I had an opportunity to talk with someone today, right? And gain an insight. Or I met someone new. I do this practice with my daughter every evening. So when I'm away, she's 9, she takes my wife's phone, she goes on WhatsApp, and she writes me 3 things that she enjoyed throughout the day, that she's grateful for. And I can— that's such an amazing fact. I have a 9-year-old daughter. Exactly. Let's see what she wrote actually last night. My 3 things, and it's from yesterday, you can see that. One thing I liked, I got to play with Zara, her friend. Another thing I liked was that school was fun. One thing I didn't like was that I can't cuddle with you. Okay, she has one thing that she didn't, but it's like two things that stood out. Yeah, is that what you said? Play. Yeah, she played, she practiced her curiosity. The second thing is she connected with someone, her friend, right, that she enjoyed. So if you write down these three things tonight, what you really find valuable that brings you joy, the research shows after 30 days your mind is looking specifically for those things.