At the very end of your day, ask yourself this simple question - If you were going to tell one story about your day, what would it be?

Whether it’s in a notebook, on an excel spreadsheet or etched into a stone tablet, write down your story. Don’t overthink it, keep it simple; something like:

“Dropped my wallet on the platform without realising. A woman (who was clearly in a rush) picked it up, ran back to hand it to me, and just barely made it through the doors of the train.”

Write the date down beside your story, a little like a diary. And don’t feel limited to one story - if you’ve got more then go for it and record a couple.

Why did this moment move you? What memories did it dig up? The goal of the exercise is to recognise that these tiny stories are universal: if it’s touched you, it will touch others. Before long, as Dicks says, “you have more stories than you can imagine.”