I tracked my moods every day for almost 5 years. One habit skyrocketed my happiness

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I tracked my moods every day for almost 5 years. One habit skyrocketed my happiness

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I tracked my daily moods in journals for nearly 5 years.
It made me realize I was thinking about happiness wrong — sometimes a bit of tension is good.
Arthur C. Brooks, a happiness expert at Harvard, said journaling is one of the best ways to shift your experience of…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-10-28 09:30:02.