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Happiness 2.0: The Only Way Out Is Through

Hidden Brain

CHAPTER

How to Build a Positive Relationship With Your Blessings

A study compared the effects of reading a gratitude letter out loud to a benefactor as these students did versus writing down those sentiments in a private gratitude journal. It found people experience more joy and meaning and stronger social bonds after sharing this gratitude letter with another person. But it's more anxiety provoking, which is one of the reasons why people don't pursue this higher difficulty activity.

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