AlexSchell comments on For Happiness, Keep a Gratitude Journal - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AlexSchell 27 July 2013 02:16:13PM 2 points [-]

Richard Wiseman ("59 Seconds") describes a lower-cost version of this idea, where you write in response to 5 distinct gratitude-related prompts for 5 consecutive days and repeat every couple of months as desired.

I roughly remember four of the prompts: express gratitude about something, remember and reflect on a past peak experience, write to someone you care about to express how important they are in your life, and think about 3 things that have gone well for you in the past week.

Comment author: peter_hurford 27 July 2013 02:55:57PM 1 point [-]

...and imagine something about your future going well, and write about it.