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The key with an exercise like this is to fire the bouncer . Everyone gets in this nightclub . There ’ s no velvet rope , no guest list , and no dress code . You get to put anything on your Best Moments List .
Excerpt from Don ’ t Burn Out , Burn Bright ( July 2023 ) by Jason Young & Jonathan Malm , Baker Books , a division of Baker Publishing Group , used by permission .
How many moments will be on your list ? I don ’ t know . There ’ s not a perfect number you should be shooting for . It ’ s also not the type of exercise you finish . I added more than 170 the first few weeks I tried it , and now I add a new moment every other day or so .
If the only thing the Best Moments List accomplished was teaching gratitude , selfawareness , mindfulness , and happiness , it would be the greatest piece of paper since the US Constitution . But when I spent a little more time looking at it , I realized I hadn ’ t even scratched the surface of what it was capable of .
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Jon Acuff is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books , including his most recent , Soundtracks , The Surprising Solution To Overthinking .
Published in more than twenty languages , his work is both critically acclaimed and adored by readers . When he ’ s not writing , Acuff can be found on a stage , as one of INC ’ s Top 100 Leadership Speakers . He ’ s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences , colleges and companies around the world including FedEx , Nissan , Microsoft , Lockheed Martin , Chick-fil-A , Nokia and Comedy Central . Known for his insights wrapped in humor , Acuff shared the stage with an American Icon when he opened up for Dolly Parton at the Ryman Auditorium . 24