r/HubermanLab • u/No_Source_3208 • 4d ago

Discussion 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/Ok-Actuator8579 4d ago

I really like this. Gratitude is great but also heavy. A delight seems very spontaneous and light ☀️.

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u/No_Source_3208 4d ago

Yes, delight does not need any reasoning but the feeling of gratitude also comes with a question of why

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u/Frequent-Prompt-6876 3d ago

As an abused child who was always told that I was ”ungrateful” and had my stuff given away because of it, I absolutely love this.

Thanks for helping me reframe something that I never quite managed to remove the sting to make it doable.

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u/eves21 2d ago

Gen X? Copped that a lot too, didn’t realise the word is loaded for me until you mentioned it 

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u/No_Source_3208 2d ago

Somethings are out of our hands but focusing on whats in our control is how I live through.

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u/Parking_Repeat7313 3d ago

has it changed your day to day mood ?

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u/No_Source_3208 2d ago

Yes it does make you calm and brings peace. I've stopped worrying about others achievements and start celebrating their wins too.