A person on a beach with a metal detector in hand, scouring the fine sand for metal.

This is how senior Elika Hashemi describes her outlook on life, likening herself to this metal detector and reminding herself to actively search for these “little nuggets” of good in her life.

Hashemi will routinely reflect in her planner, where she catalogs positive occurrences from each week. While Hashemi writes down these weekly reflections, others have their own unique routines to incorporate positivity in their lives — chemistry teacher Elizabeth McCracken, for example, uses a daily gratitude journal and sophomore Reva Lalwani films weekly video diaries. For more insight into each person’s positive routines, check out the interactive infographics below.