For Couples, Gratitude Is a Boomerang
Expressing appreciation for the little things leads to bigger things, such as building stronger ties and sustaining relationships.
The Wall Street Journal
Topics: Bonding Gratitude
Do Men Have a Gratitude Problem?
Men, in general, are less grateful than women. Here’s why that may be a problem.
Greater Good Magazine
Topics: Gratitude
What’s the Point of Gratitude Journals?
Robert Emmons at the University of California, Davis has conducted a number of studies demonstrating the benefits of keeping one.
The Telegraph
How Random Acts of Kindness Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
We are taught that kindness is a personality trait, but it feels more like an emotional muscle that needs regular exercise so it doesn’t atrophy. And like physical exercise, kindness is apparently great for your overall health.
Allure
Topics: Gratitude Happiness Morality
Underestimating the Power of Gratitude
Recipients of thank-you letters are more touched than we expect.
British Psychological Society Research Digest
Topics: Gratitude Social Cognition
The Happiness Boomerang Effect: When Positive Activities Backfire
Why do seemingly positive activities have negative consequences?
Behavioral Scientist
Topics: Gratitude Happiness
How and Why Positive Activities Can Make You Happier
A large and growing body of research has been probing the science of happiness, or well-being, as scientists work to uncover the determinants and outcomes of happiness — and, importantly, how to increase it.
Topics: Gratitude Happiness Optimism
We’re Teaching Grit the Wrong Way
To get students to choose schoolwork over immediate pleasures, stop focusing on willpower.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Topics: Compassion David DeSteno Emotion Gratitude Grit Pride Self-Control Willpower
Harnessing the Power of Prosocial Emotions for Our Future Selves
In his new book, David DeSteno explores how certain prosocial emotions, such as gratitude, compassion, and pride, can help us succeed in life when things like rationality and willpower power fall short.
Does ‘Counting Your Blessings’ Work?
Doing so has appealed to people for centuries, but the power of a gratitude list can be misused.
The Atlantic
Rethinking Gratitude
For many of us, living gratefully seems to promise more happiness in our lives. But what if we’ve got gratitude all wrong?
The Conversation
The Only Way to Keep Your Resolutions
Willpower is for chumps. Here’s what actually works.
Gray Matter, The New York Times
The Science Behind Why You Shouldn’t Stop Giving Thanks After Thanksgiving
People who consciously choose daily to seek out things in their lives to be thankful for are, research has shown, happier and healthier.
The Washington Post
Why Doing Good Is Good for the Do-Gooder
Volunteering is linked to health benefits including lower blood pressure and decreased mortality rates.
Well, The New York Times
Topics: Compassion Generosity Gratitude Purpose
How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
New research is starting to explore how gratitude works to improve our mental health.
Wonder and Awe
Wonder and awe bring us into the present moment, connecting us with the divine, that possesses the power to inspire and heal us. Louie Schwartzberg, cinematic wizard, reconnects you with your human birthright: your innate spiritual resonance with visions of wonder and awe in the natural world.
TEDxLA
Topics: Awe Gratitude Wonder
Emotional Intelligence for Success
What underlies success? Self-control, according to psychology professor David DeSteno. But why are we still so bad it?
PopTech
Topics: Compassion David DeSteno Gratitude Grit Pride Self-Control Willpower
Stop Making Gratitude All About You
The whole point is to focus on the other person.
Harvard Business Review
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