Keep a small record of good things

There was a frustrating call and a missed bus. There was also a funny exchange with a stranger, but it disappears when you summarize the day as terrible.

Write a sentence, keep a photograph you already took, or tell someone the story. Choose a detail you actually enjoyed rather than searching for the response you think you should have.

The pleasant moment does not cancel the frustration. You can record both. A fuller memory need not become an argument that you were wrong to feel upset.

You do not need a streak, a special notebook or a minimum number of entries. Use it when you want to preserve something that would otherwise pass unnoticed.

Over time you may have a few ordinary moments worth revisiting. They are pieces of your days, not evidence that every day must be beautiful to have been lived well.