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Gratitude comes with benefits − a social psychologist explains how to practice it when times are stressful

  • Written by Monica Y. Bartlett, Professor of Psychology, Gonzaga University
imageIf the concept of journaling feels daunting, perhaps just call it a gratitude list.Karl Tapales/Moment via Getty Images

A lot has been written about gratitude over the past two decades and how we ought to be feeling it. There is advice for journaling and a plethora of purchasing options for gratitude notebooks and diaries. And research has...

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