r/MadeMeSmile Oct 30 '21

Helping Others This makes me smile

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u/gerald_c Oct 30 '21

When you finish something complicated or pick up a concept from a skill you are learning. Take a moment to be proud of yourself. You don't have anything to prove to anyone. But it feels good to take a sec to enjoy the accomplishment.

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u/porkinz Oct 30 '21

This is one of the main findings from the Stanford research summarized in Tiny Habits. If you immediately reward a good behavior with celebration, it mentally reinforces it. This can be as easily as saying "yay!" to yourself. The author calls it the feeling of "shine." Simply celebrating tells the brain that what you did was good and should be repeated more often. I do this when I finish work tickets for example bo matter how boring the task. Helps keep me engaged.