While reading THRIVE: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington I realized that in addition to her main message that we all would do better to get more sleep, Arianna had come up a series of “takeaways” about how we can start to improve our lives through tiny, daily changes. I highlighted them in my Kindle but then realized that I needed a better way to think about and be reminded of these daily new habits. Thus this infographic. It’s just the tip of the “third metric” iceberg—there’s so much more interesting stuff in the book about success, health, and happiness—but a good start for now.

1. Arianna Huffington’s new book THRIVE has the buzzwordy
subtitle The Third Metric to Redefining Success and
Creating a Life of Well Being, Wisdom, and Wonder.
Basically it boils down to
“how do you define success and
create joy in life and at work?”
This is a wide-ranging (from the ancient Greeks to Sheryl
Sandberg) but personal book where Arianna shares
anecdotes and life lessons from many, many famous names—
but most often from her down-to-earth,
irrepressible mother, Elli.
THRIVE

2. Aside from inspiring us, THRIVE is
designed to “help us move from knowing
what to do to actually doing it.”
So in that spirit i share here just a few of
the things that Arianna says have made a
huge difference in her own life since
she embraced The Third Metric.
Will they work for you? For me?
Who knows? But here are some
Daily Practices from THRIVE…

3. 1. Chooseaquietplace
2. Relaxyourbody
3. Letyourbreathingbefull,fillingyourabdomen
4. Simplyobserveyourthoughtsastheyhappen,thennudgeyour
attentionbacktoyourbreathing
5. Thinkofaspecialwordeachtimeyouinhale
6. Donotstressoutoverdoing(ornotdoing)yourmeditation
Introduce 5 minutes
of MEDITATION into your day

4. 1. Make small gestures of kindness and giving a habit.
2. Pay attention to how giving makes you feel.
3. Make a personal connection with people you usually
pass by or take for granted.
4. Use a skill or talent you have to help someone who
could benefit from it.
Transform yourself from a
GO-GETTER to GO-GIVER

5. COMMITMENT • Join in and try to be part of the solution
CONTROL • Maintain a sense of resolve as opposed to
resignation
CHALLENGE • Find ways to use crises to build resilience
and grow
RESPONDING TO ADVERSITY
Those who face crises yet make a transition to
success have
“3 C” ATTITUDES

6. a) rapid
b) non conscious
c) used for decisions involving multiple
dimensions
d) based on vast stores of prior experience
e) characteristic of experts
f) not easily or accurately articulated
afterwards
g) often made with high confidence
LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE
Intuition-based decision making* is
(*from Martin Seligman and Michael Kahana’s paper “Unpacking Intuition,” 2009)

7. ~ Let go of something today that is draining your energy
without benefiting you or anyone you love.
~ Start a gratitude list that you share with 2 or more
friends.
~ Have a specific time each night you regularly disconnect
from your devices.
~ Take one minute in the morning to breathe deeply or
be grateful or get your intention for the day... before
looking at your devices again.
To get moving in the direction you want to go
MAKE DAILY, TINY,
POSITIVE CHANGES

8. ~ Let go of something today that is draining your energy
without benefiting you or anyone you love.
~ Start a gratitude list that you share with 2 or more
friends.
~ Have a specific time each night you regularly disconnect
from your devices.
~ Take one minute in the morning to breathe deeply or
be grateful or get your intention for the day... before
looking at your devices again.
To get moving in the direction you want to go
MAKE DAILY, TINY,
POSITIVE CHANGES
via Laura-e-Kelly.com @LectriceUSA