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Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

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Research shows that if you list at least three things you’re grateful for everyday, you will significantly improve your mental health. Does it really , or does this line just sound good? If you're going to make a claim like this, you should probably link to peer-reviewed research that backs this up.

I hear what you're saying but ... have you tried it? Seems like a simple enough exercise. Heck, maybe I'll try it.

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

#52

Research shows that if you list at least three things you’re grateful for everyday, you will significantly improve your mental health. Does it really , or does this line just sound good? If you're going to make a claim like this, you should probably link to peer-reviewed research that backs this up.

Even peer reviewed research won't make me believe claims like that. Experimental psychology seems a field plagued by replicability crisis, and frankly I think the field is just a self perpetuating paper mill for those in it, and a futile pursuit.

Psychology in my view needs a theoritical approach. Did Freud, William James etc need to do experiments with 30 graduate students to study about the working of the mind, and behaviour of people?.

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

#53

Research shows that if you list at least three things you’re grateful for everyday, you will significantly improve your mental health. Does it really , or does this line just sound good? If you're going to make a claim like this, you should probably link to peer-reviewed research that backs this up.

I hear what you're saying but ... have you tried it? Seems like a simple enough exercise. Heck, maybe I'll try it.

I have, and I disagree.

Maybe it's because my outlook is generally one of being grateful, so I may have already received the benefits without this exercise.

In any case, I'd be wary of any claims like this unless someone tries it for at least 6 months. I expect initially one will get benefits but after N months it fizzles away.

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

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post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hear what you're saying but ... have you tried it? Seems like a simple enough exercise. Heck, maybe I'll try it.

I have, and I disagree. Maybe it's because my outlook is generally one of being grateful, so I may have already received the benefits without this exercise. In any case, I'd be wary of any claims like this unless someone tries it for at least 6 months . I expect initially one will get benefits but after N months it fizzles away.

I'm going to give it a go with the old pencil / paper. Hopefully, if it works and then fizzles away, it'll fizzle because i've gained the benefit. Six months tho - might be tough.

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

#55
I've been using The Five Minute Journal [1] (on paper) for a while (definitely not every day) and it has a gratitude component. I do enjoy how it helps prompt me to change my perspective :)

[1] - https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/the-five-minute-j...

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

#56

Research shows that if you list at least three things you’re grateful for everyday, you will significantly improve your mental health. Does it really , or does this line just sound good? If you're going to make a claim like this, you should probably link to peer-reviewed research that backs this up.

Even peer reviewed research won't make me believe claims like that. Experimental psychology seems a field plagued by replicability crisis, and frankly I think the field is just a self perpetuating paper mill for those in it, and a futile pursuit. Psychology in my view needs a theoritical approach. Did Freud, William James etc need to do experiments with 30 graduate students to study about the working of the mind, and…

With no experimental validation my theory is as good as Freud’s theory for all intents and purposes. Maybe we should be thinking around improving experimental methodology instead? Then we can try to come up with complex theories and test them.

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

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post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have, and I disagree. Maybe it's because my outlook is generally one of being grateful, so I may have already received the benefits without this exercise. In any case, I'd be wary of any claims like this unless someone tries it for at least 6 months . I expect initially one will get benefits but after N months it fizzles away.

I'm going to give it a go with the old pencil / paper. Hopefully, if it works and then fizzles away, it'll fizzle because i've gained the benefit. Six months tho - might be tough.

I've tried it a few times when I've been in periods of relative depression, either with the paper 5 minute journal or with the app of the same name. The habit lasts for a week and then fades away as I start to get engaged in life gain. Maybe that would have happened without the journaling, but it's such a low cost exercise and it feels like it makes a difference.

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

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I don’t want to read what other people are grateful for because it just reminds me that the things I’m missing are actually important. A piece of paper and a pen works better.

Seems like the site is an outlet for gratitude. So many people are practicing gratitude there! Don’t doomscroll through their gratitudes if that’s distracting for you, and if pen and paper works better for you then that’s amazing! Goal is to just be grateful :)

It’s just toxic positivity and bragging. Gratitude is useful for people with bad lives to find something small to cheer themselves up. It’s not for healthy people who love their jobs and their family to flex on the people who can’t think of anything better than overnight oats to be grateful for. This site is not useful for anyone who actually needs help and I hate it.

Re: Show HN: Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit

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I like the idea of this, but frankly the necessity of a login is too big of a barrier for me.

Thinking about this more... the barrier is big for me because this type of social sharing i dont find value in. for those that do, i suspect that enabling them to share on platforms that are more popular could be useful.

Or, is there value in aggregating things that people say to help those who are struggling to find a reason to be grateful. .. turn that into a weekly trend line. are people more grateful for their health during a pandemic? are people more grateful for their spouse in the summer? that sort of stuff could be interesting.

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