What items, practices, reminders, etcetera seem effective for keeping up morale? For recovering it?

I bet that's too individual. So, I would rely on a smartphone with a huge library of music, movies, eBooks, audio books, games - all what was successfully used for morale boosting in the past ages. Also there could be an app for that as well e.g. I heard that a simple life events tracking diary helped many to cope with hardships of life.

In no particular order:

• the company of family and good friends
• good food
• wine
• games
• reading
• movies and TV
• exercise
• sleep
• coffee
• meaningful work
• helping others
• sunlight, fresh air and the outdoors
• learning new things

This list is far from exhaustive. For me, I get a lot of satisfaction from shooting, problem solving, and prepping for emergencies.

Talk about a general question! What seems to me to be significant is the sense of accomplishment that stems from effective teamwork in accomplishing a meaningful task. Within what appears to me to be effective teamwork is plenty of room for individual achievement. Nothing beats the feeling, going into a situation, that you can count on your comrades, and they can count on you.

I have seen this from time to time in my career, as well as the negative, but most frequently I have experienced in SAR - all unpaid volunteers, but richly rewarded in more important ways.

Keeping up morale under what circumstances? In survival situations/emergencies? Or in daily life? People thus far are interpreting the question as pertaining to daily life.

I posted in a survival forum and incorrectly assumed responses would be related to survival situations, but it is all good I am particularly interested in dealing with shaken or lost morale situations, though.

Survival or not survival - morale is just a state of mind. So, in any situation such things as distraction, pleasure, and satisfaction will boost it. I don't see a need to go into specifics, as our minds are too different. One may go suicidal for a reason another considers a daily life chore.

Pics of family.

dweste wrote: > I posted in a survival forum and incorrectly assumed responses would be related to survival situations >

We discuss everything here!

If you are in charge the most important thing you can do to keep morale up is not to show you are worried. The rest will take their lead from you.

qjs

People who are responsible for others generally have a better chance of survival, so give everyone responsibilities.

Humor: Find the humor in every situation and laugh as much as you can, it is contagious and mood altering even when it is forced.

Confidence comes from resolving problems, so knowledge and skill will help, and these can be taught to others as a way to boost their confidence.