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The document discusses the benefits of gratitude based on various studies. Expressing gratitude has been shown to improve mental health, well-being, grades, friendships, sleep, relationships, heart health, teamwork, overall health, and protect against negative emotions during difficult times. The document encourages remembering Thanksgiving and expressing gratitude by texting friends, writing thank you notes, helping others, giving time, saying thank you sincerely, making a list, and tipping generously.
Persuasive speech1
- 5. 1.Mental health According to a study presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Psychology Association http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/11/gratitude-teens-happier_n_1749118.html
- 6. 2. Well-being According to a series of experiments detailed in a 2003 study of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/pdfs/GratitudePDFs/6Emmons-BlessingsBurdens.pdf
- 7. 3. Better grades According to a 2010 study in the Journal of Happiness Studies http://people.hofstra.edu/jeffrey_j_froh/spring%202010%20web/10.1007_s10902-010-91959%5b1%5d.pdf
- 8. 4. Better friendships According to a 2003 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/pdfs/GratitudePDFs/6Emmons-BlessingsBurdens.pdf
- 9. 5. Better sleep According to a study in the journal of Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1758-0854.2011.01049.x/abstract
- 10. 6. Better relationships According to the journal Personal Relationships http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/7756775/Gratitude-for-little-things-is-key-to-relationships.html
- 11. 7. Better heart According to a 1995 study in the American Journal of Cardiology http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7484873
- 12. 8. Better team work According to a 2008 study in the journal Social Indicators Research http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ811262
- 13. 9. Better health WebMD reported http://women.webmd.com/features/gratitute-health-boost
- 14. 10. Protects from neg. emotions during extreme loss WebMD reported http://women.webmd.com/features/gratitute-health-boost
- 15. What to do???
- 16. Text a friend Thank you note Help someone Give time
- 17. Say it and mean it List it do something on the list Tip generously Praise someone to their employer
- 18. 1. Remember Thanksgiving. 2. Youll be happy you did. 3. Now try it!
- 19. Credits http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/11/gr atitude-teens-happier_n_1749118.html http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/pdfs/Gratitude PDFs/6Emmons-BlessingsBurdens.pdf http://people.hofstra.edu/jeffrey_j_froh/spring %202010%20web/10.1007_s10902-010-91959%5b1%5d.pdf http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.175 8-0854.2011.01049.x/abstract http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/77567 75/Gratitude-for-little-things-is-key-torelationships.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7484873 http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ811262 http://women.webmd.com/features/gratitutehealth-boost