Three good things (Seligman, 2005) 

Research by Martin Seligman (2005) has shown that taking a short amount of time each day to acknowledge some of the good things that happened can lead to a long term boost in happiness and a reduction in negative thoughts and emotions.

An easy to implement way of doing this involves putting aside 5-10 minutes a day where you can ask yourself and/or others: 

  • Think of three good things that happened today
  • Write them down/share them verbally
  • Reflect on why they happened and/or what part you/they had to play in it happening

It only takes a few minutes a day and doing this regularly allows individuals to become more aware of the good things they experience each day, thus leading to greater happiness. 

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