Dr. Richard Davidson

And that's an opportunity.

You do that every day.

You compare a little practice with that.

And one of the practices that you can do, which I do every time I eat virtually, unless I'm eating with someone and it's awkward, but I do it at home, is do a little appreciation practice.

Spend just a...

30 to 90 seconds reflecting on all the people it took to have food on your plate.

and it also gives you a sense of interdependence.

And when I sit down and have my breakfast, it's a cue for me, it's a social zeitgeber, I do my appreciation practice every single time.

And then there are crazy things you can do, like I have a cat at home, I'm the one who scoops the litter every night.

I actually do that as a practice.

And it literally takes no extra time.

I do it while I'm doing the scooping of the litter.

But I honestly do this in a very authentic, genuine way.

I reflect on, you know, the cat really appreciates this.

My wife appreciates this.

And people who go into the room with the cat litter appreciate that it's clean and scooped on a regular basis.

And, you know, I just reflect on that.

Intentionally.

It doesn't take much.

It's easier than you think.