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Honest question: why do you think gratitude is a trick for success? I can understand for happiness, but don't you think gratitude is often at conflict with the

• itishappy 2y ago
  No, I'd argue they're orthogonal. A purely self made man or woman is a rarity these days. Showing gratitude is a low cost way to strengthen your support network.
• madhatter999 2y ago
  This[0] study might have some pointers in the discussion section. [0] Grateful students are motivated, engaged, and successful in school: Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental evidence, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30340699/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30340699/
• mxval 2y ago
  I find gratitude to be helpful for success because when I'm grateful for what I already have, I feel successful and it primes me to do more, you know success begets success and all that Fyi I was homeless 4 years ago and just bought my first house in 2022 so I guess I'm a pretty big believer in re-programming myself:)
• mensetmanusman 2y ago
  Because gratitude lowers stress levels :)