LINKS AND FURTHER READING:

  • For more on the principle of mental subtraction of positive events, check out this fascinating paper from The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — “It’s a Wonderful Life: Mentally Subtracting Positive Events Improves People’s Affective States, Contrary to Their Affective Forecasts.”

  • Greater Good has a useful step-by-step guide to the practice.

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