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How Gratitude Motivates Us to Become Better People

by Greater Good Science Center
Some critics charge that gratitude is selfish and breeds complacency. But research by Christina Armenta…
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How to Practice Gratitude

by Sonja Lyubomirsky
There are multiple ways to practice the strategy of gratitude and it would be wise…
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Eight Ways Gratitude Boosts Happiness

by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Discover eight research-backed ways that practicing gratitude works to make you happier.
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Expressing Gratitude

by Sonja Lyubomirsky
What determines happiness? Together with fellow scientists Ken Sheldon and David Schkade, Sonja Lyubomirsky discovered…

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About the author

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at UC Riverside and the author of the best-selling books The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness. Dr. Lyubomirsky is a leader in the field of well-being science. Lyubomirsky’s research focuses on the benefits of happiness, why some people are happier than others, and how happiness can be durably increased.

 

A graduate of Harvard and Stanford, Dr. Lyubomirsky has won many honors, including the Faculty of the Year Award (twice) and Distinguished Research Lecturer Award from UC Riverside, a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, a Science of Generosity grant, and a Psychology & Philosophy grant.

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