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> [Spend two minutes a day scanning the world for three new things you're grateful for. And do that for 21 days, The reason why that's powerful is you're training your brain to scan the world in a new pattern, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-achor/spend-two-minutes-a-day-scanning-the-world-for-three-new-things-you/)

[Shawn Achor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-achor/)

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> [You can eliminate depression without making someone happy. You can cure anxiety without teaching someone optimism. You can return someone to work without improving their job performance. If all you strive for is diminishing the bad, you'll only attain the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-achor/you-can-eliminate-depression-without-making-someone-happy-you-can/)

[Shawn Achor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-achor/)

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