Vishen Lakhiani explains how a smartphone habit can boost happiness by 20% in a month through a gratitude practice. The video introduces Mindvalley's approach to mindfulness and personal development.
Questions this video answers
Five minutes a day.
20% increase in one month.
"Hey, Siri, set me a daily reminder at 8pm to be grateful."
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The old saying goes, money can't buy you happiness. And if you look at people that.
Have lots of things, it usually has.
Very little to correlate with their happiness.
Now, how can I claim that an iPhone can increase your happiness by 20% in one month?
Well, firstly, it has nothing to do.
With all the features of an iPhone.
It has nothing to do with how.
Cool you might feel having the latest.
Iphone, or any kind of phone for that matter.
So if you have an Android, a Windows Phone, or any kind of smartphone.
You can do this too.
I personally just own an iPhone. So that's why I'm going to show.
You this neat little trick using this. Are you ready?
Now, before I show you the trick.
I want to get you thinking a little. What do you think has the potential of increasing your happiness in just one month?
And if you've been following mindvalley and.
You'Re familiar with what we do, you.
Might already know this.
And if this is your first time.
Hearing of Mindvalley, know that we promote.
Online education and encourage people to continue learning.
And the teachings that we do range.
From fitness, entrepreneurship, personal coaching, parenting, and much more.
And our core teachings that start mindvalley.
And continue what we feel is the.
Number one need for everyone to live.
Truly extraordinary lives is mindfulness practices. And amongst these practices, I'm particularly a big fan of gratitude practices. Studies have shown that just spending five.
Minutes a day deliberately focusing on being.
Grateful for everything that has happened to you in the recent times can increase your happiness by 20% in one month.
So.
So what does this have to do with your iPhone? Well, starting a habit can be difficult.
And the beauty of technology is that.
Can make habits just a little easier to start and more important to stick.
Here's what you do for the trick.
Hey, Siri, set me a daily reminder at 8pm to be grateful. Okay, I'll start reminding you. And that's it.
Now, every day I have a notification on my phone that reminds me to be grateful.
And when it rings, I just take.
A moment to close my eyes and.
And think of everything that I want to be grateful for in the last 24 hours. It's simple, right?
And if you have any kind of.
Smartphone, why don't you just set this.
Up for yourself after this video? Do this and I promise you'll start.
Noticing changes in your life just after a few days.
So if you like this trick, feel.
Free to subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Where you can find more videos that.
Just encourage you to live extraordinary lives.
And you can also learn more about.
The benefits of gratitude practices by clicking.
In the link in the description below. So thank you.
