5. Grateful people sleep better

• Saying “thank you” constitute good manners and showing appreciation can help you win new friends.
• Thanking a new acquaintance makes them more likely to seek an ongoing relationship.
• Acknowledging other people’s contributions can lead to

• Grateful people experience fewer aches and pains and they report feeling healthier than other people, according to a 2012 study published in Personality and Individual Differences.
• Not surprisingly, grateful people are also more likely to take care of their health. 

Gratitude reduces a multitude of toxic emotions, ranging from envy and resentment to frustration and regret.

Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., a leading gratitude researcher, has conducted multiple studies on the link between gratitude and well-being.

• His resea...

• A 2014 study published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology found that gratitude increased athlete’s self-esteem, which is an essential component to optimal performance.
• Other studies have shown that gratitude reduces social comparisons.
• Rather than becoming ...

• Grateful people are more likely to behave in a prosocial manner, even when others behave less kind.
• Study participants who ranked higher on gratitude scales were less likely to retaliate against others, even when given negative feedback.
• They experienced