note as a piggy bank for happiness

Hello. This is Tsukuda, a book editor and writer.

Today, I would like to write about a way to ease your mind using note.

Previously, at the end of this article, I wrote something like this.

After writing that, I realized that if you combine this with what positive psychology calls 'Three Good Things', it might be even better.

What are 'Three Good Things'?

Three Good Things is said to have been developed as an exercise to increase happiness by Dr. Martin Seligman, who is also known as the father of positive psychology.

And it is said that by continuing Three Good Things, the following effects can be expected.

• The brain's positive thinking circuits are strengthened

• Stress and negative thinking are reduced

• Sleep quality improves

• Resilience (recovery power) increases

As a result, it is expected that your level of happiness will increase.

Next, let me explain how to do it.

1. Every night before going to bed, write down three good things that happened that day.

2. For each good thing, write down specifically why it was a good thing and how you felt about it.

3. Take your time and write them down slowly.

Step 2 is best if you can do it, but it seems there is some effect even if you don't write it down (based on my own experience).

My 'Three Good Things' experience

I have actually tried it myself, and I did feel that my heart was becoming a little lighter. However, it is hard to keep up when doing it alone. Because no one reacts to it.

So I used to do it on Twitter as 'Today's Three Good Things'. What I wrote were things like, 'I was able to go to the library today,' 'The traffic light turned green at the perfect time,' 'I was able to walk for one station's distance,' really trivial things.

Perhaps because I was doing it on an account for dealing with illness, everyone was kind-hearted and would give me "likes" and "retweets." My followers increased, too. Once that happened, my motivation to find even the smallest "good things" increased. As a result, my level of happiness has also gone up.

Let's try writing "3 good things" on note!

That brings me to the topic of note. If you title the notes you write every day something like "3 Good Things Magazine" and save them in a magazine, you can keep a record of the good things that happened to you. In other words, that becomes your piggy bank for happiness.

If something painful happens, you can read your "3 Good Things Magazine" and recharge yourself by remembering that life isn't all bad.

Moreover, note has no character limit. If you have little to write, you can post it as a "tweet," and if you have a lot, you can post it as a "text." Furthermore, you can share the happiness that happened to you with your followers and those who come to read your articles through likes and comments.

Also, since there are many kind people among the writers on note, I feel like I won't be judged for writing about small joys.

I think many people post every day, but why not try using "3 good things" as one of the topics for that? It's like killing two birds with one stone, as it increases your happiness and helps you achieve your daily posting goal.

My 3 good things for today

By the way, my "3 good things" for today are "My article was introduced," "My article was added to a magazine," and "The wonton noodles for dinner were delicious".

Shigeku-san, Rikejo Mama-san, and Kensin-san, thank you for introducing my article.
u1 no Kousatsu Labo-san, thank you for adding my article to your magazine.

I am especially grateful to Shigeku-san for always giving me likes and recommendations.
↓ Highly recommended. It is overflowing with learning and an overwhelming amount of information.

And I am also grateful to Rikejo Mama-san for purchasing my paid magazine and
teaching me various things.

If you feel like your follower growth has slowed down,
reading this article and putting it into practice will clarify your direction on note.

And thank you, Kensin-san and u1 no Kousatsu Labo-san.

Summary

• Looking back on today, if you write down "things that were fun" and "things you were able to do" on note, note becomes a piggy bank for happiness.

• Writing down "good things" while looking back on the day is recommended in positive psychology as an exercise called "3 good things" to increase happiness.

• Incorporating "3 good things" into your daily posts might increase your happiness even more?

That's all. Since I had various good things happen today, I remembered "3 good things" and wrote this.

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