Punoxysm comments on Group Rationality Diary, November 16-30 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: therufs 17 November 2014 03:54:58AM 0 points [-]

After having heard much about how great a gratitude journal is for one's life, I overcame my sense of impending hokeyness long enough to set up a Google form to journal in and an IFTTT recipe to remind me to do it.

In the interest of full disclosure, it comes to my attention that I did little if any work to figure out where the impression of hokeyness came from and whether it ought to be believed. :/

Comment author: Punoxysm 17 November 2014 04:07:44AM *  3 points [-]

Well, I feel like a gratitude journal is almost an exemplar of hokeyness. But that doesn't mean it's bad or ineffective.

If that bothers you, frame it as an exercise in mindfulness and positively-oriented reflection.