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Gratitude Hack

I'm admittedly and embarrassingly someone who impulse-buys products on social media. Then proceed to forget and never use them. Worse, months later I'll see an ad for the exact same thing and think, "Ooh, I should buy that!"

It got me thinking. I bought it because I wanted the outcome it promised. So now, instead of buying something new, I go back, read the sales page, skim the glowing reviews, and get excited enough to actually use what I already own.

It's a surprisingly effective gratitude hack. Sometimes the best "new" purchase is the one you've already made.

"It's not having what you want. It's wanting what you've got."

Sheryl Crow

The Question That Improves Almost Everything

I like having simple guidelines that help me do what I know I should do.

I choose what and how much to eat based on how I'll feel 30 minutes later. I catch myself before saying the reflexive, not-so-kind comment. I invest in relationships with great people who can help one another, not just me.

Of course, like anything, this can be taken too far. If you're constantly optimizing for the future, you can miss the present entirely. That's no way to live either.

Still, I've found one question to be remarkably useful:

What can I do today that my future self will thank me for?