7 (Science Based) Reasons to Practice Gratitude Every Day

December, 19 2018 || Early to Rise 
By Austin Gillis 

2018 is - objectively speaking - the greatest time in human history to be alive.

The fact that you’re reading this article right now is significant for a few reasons, each of them just as astounding as the last:

• It means both of your parents survived long enough to procreate and raise you into an autonomous adult (the chances of which were 400 trillion to one).
   
• It means you have access to a computer with an internet connection (a privilege enjoyed by less than 45% of the population)
   
• It means you live in a country that grants you access to clean drinking water, social support systems, and (likely) the opportunity for personal and economic advancement.

It also means that, statistically speaking, you live in safer, easier, and more comfortable times than 90% of the human beings who have ever existed.

Despite ALL of this progress, people are less happy today than ever before...

Negativity and fear permeate every area of our politics, media, and life. Depression and anxiety run rampant. Suicide rates are on the rise...

... Everywhere we look, despite life getting better and better, people seem to be getting more and more miserable.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

What I’m about to share with you – although it’s no panacea – is the hard science illustrating how a simple daily exercise (that requires only five minutes, a pen, and a piece of paper) can transform your life forever and make you happier, more fulfilled, and more successful.

I know you'll love it.