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March 17, 2017
they open us.
they stepped back from the situation to envision a wide range of possible solutions.
people who enjoyed more positivity in their lives
under the influence of positivity, people become just as good
at recognizing indi viduals of another race as they are at recognizing individuals of their own race.
when people feel good, they are more likely to be kind and offer help to strangers.
our sense of oneness
helpful, compassionate acts in themselves breed positivity,
because you now see yourself as someone who takes action.
once you let it change the way you act toward others,
In this way, positivity can change whole communities.
positivity opens us.
it also expands the conceptual connections you make.
It felt wonderful to get to this peaceful place within her.
think that’s how a person
can have their soul grow— by feeling more peace.
you commit to changing your daily routine in ways
that seed more joy, more serenity, and more love.
I can’t overemphasize the importance of random assignment.
at random,
even small shifts in our daily diets of positivity—
It neither rose nor fell in any reliable way.
it alone
extracting the “joy juice”
the slow and steady rise in positivity
and
The freshness it brings
some time
positivity springs up especially when people interact with others.
social connections
boosts in positivity were especially large during social interactions.
it helps you more
fully enjoy their...
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the slow and steady increases in positivity—
they had more resources at their disposal
mental resources,
psychological resources,
social resources,
physical resources:
eighty to
ninety minutes a week meditating
resources
your reserves—
habits.
She didn’t take assertiveness training or go to resilience school, she simply became more open.
Positivity can build these good qualities— in all of us.
cultivated these open-hearted moments
open-minded mental habits.
They got better at savoring what was good in their lives.
enduring mental shifts.
