A recent article written by Dorie Clark which appeared in entrepreneur.com featured a newly released book titled, Broadcasting Happiness written by Michelle Gielan. The book describes a study where participants were divided into two groups. Each group watched a three minute news video in the morning. One group watched a video that contained negative stories while the other watched a video that presented stories of people overcoming challenges through hard work. Six to eight hours later, those who watched the negative video were 27 percent more likely to report having had a bad day, while those who watched the positive video were 88 percent more likely to report having had a good day. So, how you start your day truly does make all the difference in how the rest of your day goes. The lesson here is to make sure we begin each day by consuming a few minutes of positive information. If you would like to read the entire article, here’s the link.
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I start every day by writing 3 things I’m grateful for. It can be anything – one day I wrote how grateful I was for my washer and dryer because I had done several loads of laundry the day before and remembered what an ordeal that used to be for my mom. In addition, I spend a few minutes writing about any positive experience I had the day before. This small, 10-15 minute exercise has had a tremendous effect on my attitude and joy of life.