Gratitude

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work

Shawn Achor • 7 highlights

A lot of people are just trying to get to tomorrow and don't have the luxury of getting to think about how good they can be. And so if you are in a place where you have any space to get to think about that, it's something to be grateful for.

-Ravi Gupta

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Brené Brown on How Gratitude Begets Joy – KonMari | The Official Website of Marie Kondo

Brené Brown konmari.com

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50 Ways to Be Ridiculously Generous—and Feel Ridiculously Good.

Alexandra Franzen youcangetitdone.com

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“The more you become a connoisseur of gratitude, the less you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair. Gratitude will act as an elixir that will gradually dissolve the hard shell of your ego–your need to possess and control—and transform you into a generous being. The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy, makes us... See more

andrea

what i had to do was a combination of exposure therapy (spending a bit more than felt comfortable) + emotional work: i’d notice my tendency to choose discomfort over spending money → spend → freak out → explore / be with the feeling also, active gratitude whenever i spent

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SStuart Evans

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Sometimes the key to happiness isn’t finding the next upgrade, but appreciating what’s already in front of you. We’re prone to undervaluing what we have and overvaluing what we don’t have yet covet. Sometimes the grass is greener where you water it.

Sherry x.com

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Travel Is No Cure for the Mind

Lawrence Yeo moretothat.com

Ajinkya Wadhwa

“Asking for help with shame says: You have the power over me. Asking with condescension says: I have the power over you. But asking for help with gratitude says: We have the power to help each other.”

Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

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