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Looking at the world with appreciation may help you on your hardest days #TEDTalks

Timm Chiusano was having one of the worst days of his career when he found himself inexplicably fascinated by a mundane part of the world on his walk home. That moment sparked a life-changing realization: he was addicted to appreciation, and it was actually his superpower. He shares a disarmingly simple practice that will make…

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Timm Chiusano was having one of the worst days of his career when he found himself inexplicably fascinated by a mundane part of the world on his walk home. That moment sparked a life-changing realization: he was addicted to appreciation, and it was actually his superpower. He shares a disarmingly simple practice that will make you happier, more present and better equipped to navigate your most challenging days.

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  1. @study-ox9zq

    January 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm

    Nice

  2. @Haidar536

    January 11, 2026 at 1:10 pm

    ❤❤❤

  3. @LeandromartinDoello

    January 11, 2026 at 1:22 pm

    Epic

  4. @cheryljohnston8152

    January 11, 2026 at 4:15 pm

    It just gets harder and harder every day 😢

  5. @jmclivingwithart581

    January 11, 2026 at 4:19 pm

    It’s a great point you’re making there. If we heard this as often as we hear about the mess the world and its human inhabitants are in, then we wouldn’t be in such a mess. I appreciate the mess, of course, if that’s all we have, but wouldn’t we have more to appreciate if it weren’t there?

  6. @nuppyup

    January 12, 2026 at 12:14 am

    ❤ I appreciate you bringing this message today.🎉

  7. @MarieLeanne

    January 12, 2026 at 9:42 am

    Thank you. i needed this little reminder. the world is sooo hard to wrap ones head around at times.

  8. @ionageman

    January 12, 2026 at 10:45 pm

    Recognition for me comes with trust issues .

  9. @AnthonyMolina-pz8py

    January 13, 2026 at 11:59 am

    Peers and mental health and social workers should be masters at this . Addicts go to meetings, attack your problems with appreciation even if appreciation is just staying quiet, you are in complete control and therefore the responsibility is on you to leave the outcome good

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