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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

4076: The Balancing Act of Gratitude by Will Penney of Be Better Stupid on Practicing Gratitude

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:38.1

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0:39.4

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0:42.6

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0:44.3

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0:46.0

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0:50.2

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0:53.5

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0:55.8

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0:59.4

That's all.

1:00.8

This is Optimal Living Daily, the balancing act of gratitude.

1:05.5

By Will Penny of Be Better Stupid.com.

1:08.7

I'm your narrator, Justa Mollick, reading you articles every single day of the year,

1:12.3

including holidays, with a little bit of my commentary at the end,

1:15.6

to get us both back on the right path.

1:18.1

So without further ado, let's get right to it as we optimize our life.

1:25.9

The Balancing Act of Gratitude by Will Penny of Be Better Stupid.com.

1:32.4

Is there any better feeling than the first like two hours after you've been sick?

1:37.5

We forget how absolutely awful being sick is until we get sick again.

1:42.2

Then there's this intense feeling of first of all, I forgot how horrendous this is,

1:46.4

followed up quickly by, I can't wait for this to be over, I'll be so, so, so happy when I can just feel

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