{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Mason's Work","title":"Appreciation and Appreciative Inquiry","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9e4e5953\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":493,"description":"Gratitude exists on a spectrum. In this episode, we dive into the \"shallow end\"—which isn't a negative term, but rather the essential starting point: Appreciation. This is the outside-in feeling of noticing a light breeze, a good cup of tea, or a colleague's quality work.Key Highlights:Minimum Viable Awareness: Appreciation is the \"floor\" required before deeper gratitude can emerge.The IT Guy Syndrome: Why our brains are wired for \"negativity bias\" and gap analysis—only noticing when things break rather than when they work perfectly.Flipping the Script: How to consciously carve out time to increase your \"noticing\" sensitivity.Today’s Challenge: Stop what you are doing at one point today and notice just one thing that is working exactly as it should.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0MKwUQPZVqeGzTPM49TdYKYlcgFFnLZO53ZhnhtIa_8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MzU0LzE2OTgy/ODQ1MjItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}