{"id":55,"date":"2013-06-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.coach.me\/habit-of-the-day-write-three-positive-things-about\/"},"modified":"2013-06-28T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T23:00:00","slug":"habit-of-the-day-write-three-positive-things-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lift.do\/habit-of-the-day-write-three-positive-things-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Habit of the Day: Write Three Positive Things About Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were surprised last year when the\u00a0Write three positive things about today<\/a>\u00a0habit\u00a0doubled\u00a0<\/em>in participants in one day after Lifter Zack Shapiro\u00a0blogged<\/a>\u00a0about it. The habit now has over 1,450 members:<\/p>\n

My @liftapp<\/a> habit \u201cWrite three positive things about today\u201d doubled in participants today. Got featured on @Lifehacker<\/a>! http:\/\/t.co\/glOg1oXy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Zack Shapiro (@ZackShapiro)<\/div>\n
January 15, 2013<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What compelled hundreds of people to add this habit into their already busy lives?\u00a0Science shows it\u2019ll boost your happiness.<\/em><\/p>\n

Actively recognizing the positive things in your life increases your longterm happiness.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The father of positive psychology,\u00a0Martin E. P. Seligman<\/a>, found that the practice of writing down three positive things a day\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>why they happened increased happiness and decreased depression longterm in his famous\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0\u201cPositive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions<\/em>\u201d:<\/p>\n

We\u2026 found that two interventions\u2014writing about three good things that happened each day and why they happened, and using signature strengths of character in a new way\u2014made people happier (and less depressed) up to six months later.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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There\u2019s another great reason to start this habit:\u00a0Write three positive things about today<\/a>\u00a0is one of our most supportive communities.\u00a0There are 1.56 props given per check-in on average.<\/em><\/p>\n

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How to start building this habit:<\/h2>\n

Right Now:\u00a0<\/strong>Think of one positive thing right now and why. I\u2019ll start: I\u2019m happy you read to the end of this post!<\/p>\n

Then:\u00a0<\/strong>Add the\u00a0Write three positive things about today<\/a>\u00a0habit on Lift. Set a reminder for 10pm each night. Get more tips by reading\u00a0The Happiness Advantage<\/a>\u00a0or checking out Zack\u2019s\u00a0post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We were surprised last year when the\u00a0Write three positive things about today\u00a0habit\u00a0doubled\u00a0in participants in one day after Lifter Zack Shapiro\u00a0blogged\u00a0about it. The habit now has over 1,450 members: My @liftapp habit \u201cWrite three positive things about today\u201d doubled in participants today. Got featured on @Lifehacker! http:\/\/t.co\/glOg1oXy \u2014 Zack Shapiro (@ZackShapiro) January 15, 2013 What compelled… <\/p>\n

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