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…of my favorite techniques is to Speaker 3: notice and share delights, which is a practice I got Speaker 3: from the poet Ross Gay, who wrote a whole book Speaker 3: called The Book of Delights. The basic idea is just Speaker 3: make a point of noticing things in your environment or Speaker 3: your interactions that delight you. And when you notice those things, Speaker 3: you put a finger up in the air and you Speaker 3: say out loud, delight. ◈ 36:42 And so I'd like to invite Speaker 3: you to do that with me on three. You'll feel Speaker 3: silly the first time, but there's actually scientific evidence showing Speaker 3: that noticing and naming positive things saying it out loud, Speaker 3: accompanying it with a physical gesture, and then sharing it Speaker 3: with other people is a way to boost your mood. Speaker 3: So count of three. Speaker 1: Ready? Speaker 3: One, two, three. Speaker…
…of my favorite techniques is to notice and share delights, which is a practice I got from the poet Ross Gay, who wrote a whole book called The Book of Delights. The basic idea is just make a point of noticing things in your environment or your interactions that delight you. And when you notice those things, you put a finger up in the air and you say out loud, delight. ◈ 36:42 And so I'd like to invite you to do that with me on three. You'll feel silly the first time, but there's actually scientific evidence showing that noticing and naming positive things saying it out loud, accompanying it with a physical gesture, and then sharing it with other people is a way to boost your mood. So count of three. Ready? One, two, three. Speaker… The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos · source

Source: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos — omny.fm

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