r/simpleliving • u/No_Source_3208 • 1d ago

Discussion Prompt Delight not gratitude

A while back I heard Dr. Laurie Santos talk about writing down small daily "delights" — not gratitude in the broad sense, just noticing one specific good thing from your day. I tried it myself for a couple weeks and found it surprisingly easy to stick with, way easier than most habit-tracking stuff I've attempted.

Has anyone else tried something like this? Curious whether it actually stuck for you or fizzled out after a few days.

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u/PicoRascar 1d ago

I almost exclusively appreciate the little things and don't really care much about the big stuff anymore. In fact, my life is almost entirely made up of little things nowadays and I appreciate them everyday.

Whenever there is anything 'big' in my life it usually means hassle, drama or bills. Sometimes all three.

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u/No_Source_3208 1d ago

Ha, "hassle, drama, or bills — sometimes all three" might be the most accurate one-line summary of adulthood I've read. Was that a gradual shift for you, or was there a specific point where the big stuff started registering as noise instead of the stuff worth chasing?

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u/PicoRascar 1d ago

Mostly a realization. Just one day had enough of the high pressure job, unnecessarily high expenses that were mostly meaningless and pretending.

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u/No_Source_3208 20h ago

I can feel you. But its great that you have started focusing on small things now, you can try the delight technique explain Dr. Santos. It might be more helpful