Building Better Habits: Cultivating a Habit of Gratitude

Today, let’s focus on how you can cultivate a habit of gratitude or positivity.

Humans are innately negatively wired because our survival depends on it. This is referred to as Negativity Bias. We don’t initially see things positively, instead, our mind thinks the worst, and evolutionarily, this benefits our survival. If you assumed that the rustling in the bushes was a friendly fairy instead of a blood-thirsty tiger, you were not likely to pass on your genetics.

It is our biological inheritance, but the problem is, if we continue to reinforce negative thought patterns, we start to see the world through a negative lens. This doesn't bode well for satisfaction, contentment, happiness, and all the things we search for in life.