“At any point in our lives, our neural pathways are malleable. We can form new habits, which can create new mindsets.”
“20 minutes of journaling a day dramatically increases your happiness.”
“There’s a huge opportunity for people to have more happiness, more fulfillment, more meaning in their life by seeking out experiences over things.”
“Vulnerability is not weakness—it’s showing up when you can’t control the outcome.”
“Learning that we can object without getting permission, and not looking for validation, but just because we’re uncomfortable with something, is imperative.”
“That’s going to give you a tiny bit of a high at the end of the day, and it pulls up the average of how you remember the whole day.”
“You’ve got to put your oxygen mask on first—you cannot serve others until you serve yourself.”
“Choose things that are good enough, and do not worry about whether they’re the best.”
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9 Questions for Bestselling Author A.J. Jacobs
An excerpt from bestselling author A.J. Jacobs’s new book, ‘Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey.’
“Generally in life, the problem is not getting what you want, it’s knowing what you want.”
