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The Well

This research team studies gratitude. Here’s what they’ve found.

Is gratitude to a deity different from gratitude to other people? Psychology and neuroscience professor Sarah Schnitker explains.

Sarah Schnitker

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Mini Philosophy

Ask these 3 “Naikan” questions for a happier, healthier attitude toward life

You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.

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