Gratitude
What is Gratitude?
Defining Gratitude
Gratitude is more than saying thank you. This animated video brings together ancient and modern voices, providing a more robust vision of what it means to live with gratitude.
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Gratitude in Action
documentary short
Beyond Business as Usual
Peter Banko, President & CEO of Baystate Health, explains how gratitude, compassion, and courage shape his work.
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case studies
Business
Beyond the Bonus
A business leader must decide whether general thanks and compensation adequately recognize employees’ extraordinary, often invisible labor.
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Engineering
The Feedback
An engineer comes to appreciate a senior colleague’s exacting feedback when she finds herself guiding a junior colleague in the same way.
Law
The Concession
An employment lawyer considers whether thanking opposing counsel for a professional courtesy might complicate their adversarial roles.
Medicine
The Gift of a Difficult Patient
A physician must decide whether accepting a difficult patient’s concern creates meaningful human connection or crosses professional boundaries.
class resources
More on Gratitude
The Virtues of Giving and Receiving
Sarah A. Schnitker discusses the relationships among generosity, gratitude, and transcendent indebtedness
Virtues & Vocations Magazine
Gratitude and Social Equality
Laurence Thomas describes why others’ gratitude may be what we yearn for most
Hedgehog Review
A Meditation for When Gratitude Feels Hard
The Science of Happiness podcast discusses how to create space for both heaviness and appreciation
Greater Good Magazine
Gratitude: Appreciating What You’ve Been Given
Angela Duckworth and Giacomo Bono suggest ways to encourage gratitude
Character Lab
A Teacher Reflects on Teaching Gratitude
Educator Stephen Leeper shares what he learned from gratitude journaling with his students
Academic articles
A roundup of recent articles on gratitude in academic journals