For the Love of Lists – #2 – Pleasant Activities “Top 50”
Great article from Teaandhotsauce!
If you haven’t heard of it before, Pleasant Activity Scheduling is a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention used in the treatment of depression.
In its most simplistic form the concept is this: Increase happiness by doing more of the things you enjoy.
Clearly mental illness is far more complex than this as is its treatment; however, perhaps we can all benefit in some way from mindfully incorprating more of the things we enjoy into our everyday lives.
So in the spirit of pleasantness, here is my personal list of pleasant activities, in no particular order.
Making a good cup of tea
Bubble Baths
Reading favorite Childhood stories
Playing the piano
Buying new stationary
Writing stories
Picnics
Buying fresh flowers
Visiting farmer’s markets
Sketching
Yoga
Watching funny Youtube videos
Trying new recipes
Riding my bike
Writing in a journal
Blogging!
Reading magazines
Watching Ted Talks
Singing in the shower
Playing the ukulele
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