I first heard about superbetter.com at She's Geeky. Some fellow member used it to battle depression (and successfully lost 100 pounds in just one year). (She also referred us to this TED talk.) I felt intrigued and decided to check it out. At first, I didn't think much of it. It looked too simple (and not as excited as I had expected). Still, I signed up, created my "secret identity", and decided to give it a try for a few days, just to see how it went.
The first few days went pretty uneventful. I sometimes even forgot to "play" the game. However, as I added more and more "power ups", "future boosts"* from my life, I started to feel I really enjoyed the positive reenforcement. Doing them also made me appreciate those tiny moments of happiness more. (And of course the unexpected benefit of actively doing things to achieve positivity is you have less time left for negative things.) So far I have no idea when I will be able to accomplish my epic, but the journey is getting more and more interesting, and it indeed feels superbetter.
*Going hiking at Pinnacle was one of my "future boosts" and I felt great to do it. Though my body is still aching with sore muscles, the sense of self reliance really restored my spirit.
*Going hiking at Pinnacle was one of my "future boosts" and I felt great to do it. Though my body is still aching with sore muscles, the sense of self reliance really restored my spirit.
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