10 Tiny Gratitude Habits

Here’s how I rewired my mindset with 10 daily gratitude habits — and how you can too.

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Somebody asked me recently: “What’s the tiniest thing I can do to change my life?”

The answer came out like a pistol: practice gratitude.

If that sounds cheesy to you, I get it.

I remember when I first read about all the studies proving that gratitude makes you happier, less stressed, more fulfilled — even physically healthier.

I thought ‘really’?

But I wanted — or maybe even desperately needed — benefits so I gave it a try.

Every evening, I’d sit down and list three things I was grateful for.

It felt… awkward. Repetitive. Forced. I was just saying the same things over and over and didn’t feel much.

But everything shifted when I stopped treating gratitude like a box to check, and instead began weaving it into the small moments of my day.

I did it often and stuck with it.

And over time, something beautiful happened:

My brain started changing (literally — thank you, neuroplasticity).
Where I used to scan for what was wrong, I now saw what was good.