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Happiness Break: A 10-Minute Guided Practice, with Dacher Keltner

Published: May 19, 2022, 10 a.m.

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We guide you through a reflection of three things you're grateful for today. This practice is shown to boost happiness, connection, and motivation while reducing stress. Happiness Break is a new series by The Science of Happiness.

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Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3vatpfru

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How to Do this Three Good Things practice:

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  1. Take a few deep breaths, and notice how you feel.

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  2. Think back on your day. Start from when you woke up, and mentally trace your steps forward in time.

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  3. What was the most beautiful, amazing, or interesting thing you saw all day? How did it make you feel? Take a moment to feel grateful for it. Think what had to happen so you could see that thing today, and let yourself appreciate those things.

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  4. Keep reflecting on your day. What\u2019s the best sound you heard all day? How did it make you feel? Take a moment to feel grateful for that, and think about how you came to hear that thing today.

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  5. Look back over your day again: What\u2019s the best thing that happened all day? It could be anything. Sit with your gratitude for that thing. What caused that thing to happen? Take a moment to appreciate all the factors that led to this good thing happening today.

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  6. Notice how you feel now.

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Find the full Three Goods Things practice at our Greater Good in Action website: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/three-good-things

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More resources from The Greater Good Science Center:

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Take our Gratitude Quiz: https://tinyurl.com/yc3dc53c

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Why Gratitude is Good: https://tinyurl.com/fr4r2xyw

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Tips for Keeping a Gratitude Journal: https://tinyurl.com/6khs9k28

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Can Gratitude Help You Live More Sustainably? https://tinyurl.com/bdfws2e5

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Four Great Gratitude Strategies: https://tinyurl.com/2s4h6z3f

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How Gratitude Helps Your Friendships Grow: https://tinyurl.com/yc55bvw8

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Cultivate more gratitude for the people you love with the Mental Subtraction of Relationships practice https://tinyurl.com/mthra2jd

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How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times: https://tinyurl.com/m9jz5atd

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Today\u2019s host:

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Dacher Keltner is the host of The Science of Happiness podcast and a co-instructor of UC Berkeley\u2019s course by the same name. He\u2019s also the founding director of The Greater Good Science Center and a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley.

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Tell us about your experiences trying this version of the Three Good Things practice by emailing us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or using the hashtag #happinesspod.

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