Three Good Things Exercise
Each evening for a week, note three things that went well, why they happened, and what you learn from them.
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Three Good Things Exercise
Each evening for a week, note three things that went well, why they happened, and what you learn from them.
Example Form
Here is a completed worksheet example for this exercise.
You will see the person has identified three diverse good things on a particular day that logged positive personal and professional events. If you are not sure why a good think happened, you can speculate or hypothesise the underlying causes.
In addition, learning points can be used to try new or different behaviours in the future, with the intention of creating opportunities for additional good things to occur.
Worksheet Day 1
Each evening for one week, write down three things that went well that day. The table has 3 columns
- Description: Describe the good thing that happened
- Why it happened: Explain why you think each good thing happened, focusing on your role in making the positive events occur.
- Learning point: What is the key learning point from describing and explaining today's good thing?
| Good Thing 1 | Good Thing 2 | Good Thing 3 |
|---|---|---|
Worksheet Day 2
Each evening for one week, write down three things that went well that day. The table has 3 columns
- Description: Describe the good thing that happened
- Why it happened: Explain why you think each good thing happened, focusing on your role in making the positive events occur.
- Learning point: What is the key learning point from describing and explaining today's good thing?
| Good Thing 1 | Good Thing 2 | Good Thing 3 |
|---|---|---|
Worksheet Day 3
Each evening for one week, write down three things that went well that day. The table has 3 columns
- Description: Describe the good thing that happened
- Why it happened: Explain why you think each good thing happened, focusing on your role in making the positive events occur.
- Learning point: What is the key learning point from describing and explaining today's good thing?
| Good Thing 1 | Good Thing 2 | Good Thing 3 |
|---|---|---|
Worksheet Day 4
Each evening for one week, write down three things that went well that day. The table has 3 columns
- Description: Describe the good thing that happened
- Why it happened: Explain why you think each good thing happened, focusing on your role in making the positive events occur.
- Learning point: What is the key learning point from describing and explaining today's good thing?
| Good Thing 1 | Good Thing 2 | Good Thing 3 |
|---|---|---|
Worksheet Day 5
Each evening for one week, write down three things that went well that day. The table has 3 columns
- Description: Describe the good thing that happened
- Why it happened: Explain why you think each good thing happened, focusing on your role in making the positive events occur.
- Learning point: What is the key learning point from describing and explaining today's good thing?
| Good Thing 1 | Good Thing 2 | Good Thing 3 |
|---|---|---|
Worksheet Day 6
Each evening for one week, write down three things that went well that day. The table has 3 columns
- Description: Describe the good thing that happened
- Why it happened: Explain why you think each good thing happened, focusing on your role in making the positive events occur.
- Learning point: What is the key learning point from describing and explaining today's good thing?
| Good Thing 1 | Good Thing 2 | Good Thing 3 |
|---|---|---|
Worksheet Day 7
Each evening for one week, write down three things that went well that day. The table has 3 columns
- Description: Describe the good thing that happened
- Why it happened: Explain why you think each good thing happened, focusing on your role in making the positive events occur.
- Learning point: What is the key learning point from describing and explaining today's good thing?
| Good Thing 1 | Good Thing 2 | Good Thing 3 |
|---|---|---|
You reached the end.
