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The Power of Gratitude and Behavior Change
32:34 - 40:04 (07:30)
The key to achieving your goals is predicting how you may be pulled away from them, and gratitude can help you in your journey by eliciting more support from others and making you more open to asking for help when needed. Rather than trying to make oneself happy by thinking about things that they are grateful for, gratitude has a deeper meaning in our lives when used as a tool for behavior change.
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The speaker mentions four techniques to overcome depression without medication and therapy, including managing negative thoughts, engaging in physical activities, cultivating positive experiences, and spending time in nature.
32:34 - 34:12 (01:38)
Summary
The speaker mentions four techniques to overcome depression without medication and therapy, including managing negative thoughts, engaging in physical activities, cultivating positive experiences, and spending time in nature. Paying attention to and predicting distractions from a goal is also effective for behavior change.
ChapterThe Power of Gratitude and Behavior Change
Episode1006 The Positive Side of Stress & Science of Self-Control w/Kelly McGonigal
PodcastThe School of Greatness
Gratitude is a social emotion that elicits support and compassion from others.
34:12 - 37:34 (03:22)
Summary
Gratitude is a social emotion that elicits support and compassion from others. Instead of using gratitude as a means of making oneself happy, it should be practiced as a way of opening up to others.
ChapterThe Power of Gratitude and Behavior Change
Episode1006 The Positive Side of Stress & Science of Self-Control w/Kelly McGonigal
PodcastThe School of Greatness
This episode explores how helping others and receiving gratitude can bring meaning to one's life, as well as the vulnerability and intimacy that comes with it.
37:34 - 40:04 (02:30)
Summary
This episode explores how helping others and receiving gratitude can bring meaning to one's life, as well as the vulnerability and intimacy that comes with it.