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Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
Gratitude isn't a mood. It's a muscle. 📝
Who it's for
Gratitude can sound like a slogan; this book shows why it's worth practising.
Content, curious→Grateful, grounded
Feelings it meets
What it is
Psychologist Robert Emmons, one of the leading researchers on gratitude, explains what gratitude is, what studies have found about its effects on well-being, health and relationships, and how to practise it, including keeping a gratitude journal. Later reissued in paperback as 'Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier' (Mariner, 2008).
Where to find it
Available from major booksellers (paperback titled 'Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier'), ebook and audiobook; widely held in libraries.
Before you start
Age: Adult
That I exist is a perpetual surprise which is life.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 22
