
Adam Grant: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Appreciation
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The Effect of Random Acts of Kindness on Happiness
Sonia Lubo-Mersky and her colleagues have done these cool experiments where they say, look, if you're going to do five random acts of kindness a week or express gratitude to five people a week. The question is then what's the impact on your mood and happiness? And about 80% of people on average will raise their hand and say, sprinkling is the way to go. You want to do a little bit every day and that will brighten your week. Jocelyn: I'm pretty confident that my instincts and experience are going to be right.
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