Be Grateful

 

Use social media mindfully.

 

Emmons says, thankful people mindfully take advantage of social media. "[Thankful people] use whatever cues that exist in everyday environments to trigger grateful thoughts," he says.

 

Research has found that positive thoughts shared on social media spread faster than than negative. Emmons suggests assembling an archive of postings on Facebook and Instagram to pull from when you need a reminder to be grateful.

 

This method will help you cue happy memories through pages that you normally visit on a daily basis.

 

"Technology and devices are criticized because you're less connected, but if used correctly I think it can be the opposite," Emmons said.