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A Mindful Strategy for Preventing Bad Moods

It’s about not punting on your day.

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David Gerken
Apr 08, 2026
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Two seagulls with black heads on a pebble beach
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For most of us, life is a series of ebbing and flowing moods. We’re in a good mood then something happens that puts us in a bad mood or vice-versa.

The point of this piece is to get people to take a fresh look at those cycles and then work on minimizing the bad moods. First, let’s take a look at what causes our bad moods.

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