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    Rick Hanson: Taking in the Good

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    Sean FargoPublished August 8, 2015 · Updated October 21, 2026 · 1 min read

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    In this video from the Greater Good Science Center, Rick Hanson, the best-selling author of Buddha’s Brain, explains how we can boost our positive emotions and positive experiences. In short: look for positive facts, and let them become positive experiences.

    Further reading: Taking in the World While Walking. This worksheet invites you to walk with open awareness, noticing your movement, breath and senses, then letting your attention rest on something that pleases you, such as a flower, the light on a building or the sway of tree branches.

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