Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

---

Maximize your life's joy and awesomeness! We discuss gratitude journals, how to be happy, and why an attitude of gratitude is the key for "how to Oprah."

Support How to Adult on Patreon at patreon.com/howtoadult

HOW TO ADULT Posters Now Available from DFTBA Records!
store.dftba.com/collections/how-to-adult

Merchandise from Mike (including posters about books and "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost"):
store.dftba.com/collections/t-michael-martin

"How to Adult" is a "life skills" edutainment channel brought to you by Executive Producers Hank Green and John Green. Subscribe for new videos every week!

Tumblr: learnhowtoadult.tumblr.com
Twitter: twitter.com/learnhowtoadult
Facebook: facebook.com/learnhowtoadult

SOME GRATITUDE RESOURCES:
wikihow.com/Be-Thankful
unstuck.com/gratitude.html
huffingtonpost.com/tag/how-to-be-grateful
lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-tips-more-grateful-life.html
tinybuddha.com/blog/secret-happiness-5-tips-feel-grateful-blissful

Created by:
Emma Mills & Mike Martin
youtube.com/elmify
youtube.com/tmikemartin
Mike is also a Young Adult novelist. His book, THE END GAMES, is available at all online booksellers, including
Indiebound (indiebound.org/book/9780062201812?aff=tmichaelmartin ) and Amazon: (amazon.com/gp/product/0062201816/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062201816&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20&linkId=CF4ULRBEW6LATV3C)

Hosted by:
Emma Mills

Directed and Edited by:
T. Michael (Mike) Martin

Written by:
Stephen Johnson
youtube.com/fizzylimon

Executive Producers:
Hank & John Green
youtube.com/vlogbrothers