Description
What is gratitude? Science suggest that practicing gratitude proactively can have a profound positive impact on people’s health, sleep, mood and self esteem.
How to Do It
Practicing gratitude is fairly simple. In regular intervals think or write down 3 things that you are grateful for. You can write down things that you are grateful for, simply think of them or meditate on them.
Benefits
- Improves Health
- Improves Mood
- Improves Sleep
- Improves self esteem
Time Commitment
5-10 minutes per day
Why it works
Gratitude is effective because it shift you to a more positive mindframe.
Suggested Frequency
Daily
Supporting Studies and Articles
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/amymorin/2014/11/23/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-of-gratitude-that-will-motivate-you-to-give-thanks-year-round/#2f166151183c
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201504/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-gratitude
- https://www.njlifehacks.com/gratitude-benefits/
Side Effects
None
Required Equipment
Journal
Gurus/Celebrities/Doing it
Tony Robbins
UJ Ramdas
Hal Elrod
Joe Vitale
Tim Ferris
Related Products
The Five Minute Journal
Rating
Key Habit
Suggested Time of Day
Morning
Notes
- One way to build gratitude and confidence at the same time is actually think of positive qualities about you that you are grateful for.
- Try to do gratitude first thing in the morning to get you into the right mindset for the rest of the day.
