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Legal_Beginning471 t1_jdxi55m wrote

I was recently reading a scientific study that concluded that having gratitude not only makes us happier, it makes us smarter. I agree with that sentiment.

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TreatThompson OP t1_jdxivwj wrote

Ohh that’s an interesting point, I never made the connection that it would make us smarter

I’ve got to think about that one!

Thanks for sharing 😄

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mcarterphoto t1_jdxqi7a wrote

Gratitude is stronger than love. To be grateful is to recognize that you love something vs. taking it for granted. To be genuinely thankful? It seems to posit an undercurrent of "...and do I really deserve this?" And the only answer to that is "Try to." Genuine gratitude - I dunno if it makes you smarter, but it makes you better. Douchebags and the entitled - they never express real, heartfelt thanks.

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Independent_Swing_98 t1_jdzduiv wrote

My dokter recommend the six minute diary. Think it's originally german (I'm Dutch but they have a Dutch one here, not sure of there's an English one). Three minutes in the morning, three minutes at night to fill in a couple questions about the moments of the day and gratitude. Some week questions about life here and there but I've really come to enjoy it. Also has a good built up of information about the scientific research before starting the actual six minutes a day.

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gypsy_muse t1_jdyfl1m wrote

Yes gratitude was the key word in that article

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gerbileleventh t1_jdzjiox wrote

I’m a firm believer of this. I read about gratitude when things were quite hard on my side and I’m glad that even then I could find things to be grateful about. Now my life is exactly what I wished back then and instead of wishing for more or falling into the dangerous pitfalls of comparison, I just keep focusing on the good things I have going on my side.

Because I’m quite vocal about my gratitude, it’s been funny to sometimes see my partner also turn to me and say things like “ahhh, we are lucky! Look at how amazing our lives are!”

I bet a lot of people wouldn’t be that impressed, but we know where we come from and don’t take anything for granted.

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