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Feb 2021
22m 35s

How A Daily Practice of Gratitude Can Ma...

JOHN MARTY
About this episode

"I knew that I had to fight the negative bias and I knew that one of the most powerful weapons against it is gratitude."

Today's guest is AJ Jacobs. AJ is an author, journalist, lecturer, and self-proclaimed human guinea pig. He’s written four NYT best-sellers that combine memoire, science, humor, and a dash of self-help. He’s appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, The Doctor Oz Show, Conan, and the Colbert Report, and he’s got numerous Ted Talks. 

Today we’re diving into AJ’s newest book Thanks a Thousand where AJ decided to thank every single person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee. The resulting journey took him across the globe, transformed his life and reveals the secrets about how gratitude can make us all happier more generous, and more connected! 

Resources:

AJ’s website
AJ’s Ted Talk on gratitude
AJ’s Book Thanks a Thousand

Key Takeaway's:

  • Gratitude is a daily practice - there are way too many things that are invisible to the eye that we take for granted.
  • Remember “surgery without anesthesia” 


Huge shout out to Jonathan Bernal our show's Chief Evangelist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-ray-bernal/


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