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the only emotion that rewires your brain by simply noticing what didn't go wrong
means The warm feeling of being thankful, and the readiness to recognize and return kindness you've received.
from From Latin gratus, "pleasing, thankful," which gave rise to gratitudo and reached English through Old French in the 15th century. The same gratus seeds a whole grateful family — grace, gratis (free, as a favor), gratify, even ingrate (the un-thankful one) — all circling the idea of something given and gladly acknowledged.
- brain chemistry
- Activates dopamine and serotonin like a natural antidepressant
- sleep hack
- Listing thanks before bed measurably improves sleep quality
- ancient root
- From Latin gratus, sibling to grace and gratis
- heart effect
- Reduces inflammation markers and lowers blood pressure
- social glue
- Saying thanks doubles the odds of repeated kindness
for instance
give thanks day — american holiday celebrated fourth thursday of november since 1863
thank you note tradition — victorian custom of handwritten gratitude letters, formalized in etiquette guides from 1860s onward