When I tuck my little son in for bed, I ask him, "What were your favorite things about today?"... And, I ask myself the same question while he thinks and answers.
Doing this, is a simple exercise in:
1) Celebrating the good things in life, and enjoying life
2) Sharing & creating a positive bond
3) Using repetition after a time interval to move experiences from short-term to long-term memory
4) Reflecting on what you really value
5) Reflecting on how you get what you really want!
This is also a simple exercise you can do with your team at work. At the end of a project, do a short retrospective. Go around the room, and ask people to share what their favorite things were about the project. It's a very cheap, fast way to improve morale, learn, and enjoy the work more.
Oh, yeah, and don't forget also to reflect on failures, and learn from those too. Just don't END the meeting/day/session that way! Most engineers naturally focus on problem-solving, so reflecting on failures comes more naturally than learning from successes. Thus, this gentle reminder....
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nice one...ur son is lucky to get this exercise from u.
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