Starting assumption: "people do their best with what they have".

You assume what others think of you — but never asked.

Log 3 small wins daily — trains brain to see positive.

Before sleep, write 3 good things and reason for each.

Write to someone who positively shaped you, then deliver personally.

Each week, use one of your strengths in a new way.

Write 15 min about best version of self in 5 years — you may see self.

Recall a great old day in full detail — generates new positivity.

In good moment, stop. Don't rush task — intensify.

Write 5 gratitudes daily for 21 days.

Write thanks letter unsent — for yourself.

One random kind act daily — lifts your mood more than recipient.

5 happiness components: emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement. Rate yourself.

Find an activity where you lose time — this is flow.

Log moments where you felt deeper meaning — discover what matters.

4 intersecting circles: love, good at, world needs, pays. Intersection = ikigai.

20-min walk looking at what amazes you — increases happiness, reduces anxiety.

In your day, pause at 3 beauty moments — new pleasure forms.

With each negative: A (event), B (belief), C (consequence), D (dispute), E (energization).

Per goal, 3 ways — so you don't collapse if one blocks.

Retell life story from positive angle — discover identity.

Invent at least three plausible reasons for a behavior that upset you, before you judge.

Before judging intent, call and ask — avoid 80% of misunderstandings.