HeyJaredThe Weekly Joymaker
Science-backed joy techniques to make your people healthier and happier—Become known for uplifting events & meetings!
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🎈Turn Human Suffering Into Gratitude (opens the original)
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Every so often, an idea comes to me seemingly out of nowhere that transforms my happiness.A couple of days ago, one of those ideas came to me.Human relationships are a double-edged sword. They can be our greatest mood enhancers—sources of connection, friendship, laughter, intimacy, and love.And yet they can also be thieves of joy and some of the greatest sources of stress in our lives.People become angry. Resentful. Emotional. Egoistic. They create drama. They reject us. They get swept up in the
🎈 Three Fundamentals of Joymaking (opens the original)
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Self-ActivationSelf-ActivationThe ability to intentionally shift your own physical, emotional, and mental state so you can bring more energy and presence to others.Skill 1: Immediate JoyLearn how to access more joy in the present moment by deliberately shifting your attention, physiology, and emotional state.Practice: Joy AnchorConnect a specific cue to a memory or experience of joy so you can more easily bring that state into the present moment.Skill 2: Future JoyCreate the conditions for more
🎈Everyone is receptive (opens the original)
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One of the most powerful beliefs you can carry is this: Everyone is receptive to some form of joy.It’s easy to become cynical. To look around and decide that people are boring, negative, tense, or closed off. But I don’t think that’s the reality.People love experiencing joy. You just have to meet them where they’re at. That’s where attunement comes in.You adjust your energy. You adjust your lightheartedness. You notice what the person in front of you is actually receptive to—and then you start t
🎈I Don’t Want More Memories. I Want More Vitality. (opens the original)
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For most of my life, I thought “living fully” meant saying yes to more.More nights out. More spontaneous adventures. More ridiculous stories. More memories.Now I’m starting to think the opposite might be true.Sometimes the thing that makes me feel most alive is saying no.When people hear about the practices I use to protect my sleep, energy, and future joy, their reaction is usually something like:“You should live a little.”But I think that assumes the best life is the one with the most experien
The Drag Queen Fixed My Bloody Face 🤕 (opens the original)
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I’m in Barcelona, and it’s Gay Pride. I have my speaker, a onesie, and absolutely no responsibilities. I head toward the action and find a giant dumpster to stand on while the parade passes by. For hours, I dance on top of it while people throw candy at me and spray me with water.Then the final truck passes, and I know exactly what I’m going to do. I’m going to start my own parade. I turn on my mic and start rallying people.Ten minutes later, there’s a crowd following me through the streets, che
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