http://katiekrueger.com/blog/2008/01/31/thank-you-power/ a gratitude-focused blog Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://katiekrueger.com/blog/2008/01/31/thank-you-power/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Katie Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:12:47 +0000 http://katiekrueger.com/blog/2008/01/31/thank-you-power/#comment-87 I think that because they were assigned to focus on gratitude or hassles, we can assume that it is meant to demonstrate that people who focus on hassles get hassles and people who focus on gratitude feel happier. I think that because they were assigned to focus on gratitude or hassles, we can assume that it is meant to demonstrate that people who focus on hassles get hassles and people who focus on gratitude feel happier.

]]> http://katiekrueger.com/blog/2008/01/31/thank-you-power/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Dougal Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:02:46 +0000 http://katiekrueger.com/blog/2008/01/31/thank-you-power/#comment-86 Regarding that study, perhaps it is the case that people who are happy already would choose to focus gratitude, whereas unhappy people would choose to focus on the hassles that are making them unhappy? I don't understand if this study is meant to demonstrate that happy people prefer to focus on gratitude, or that if people focused on gratitude MORE, they would BECOME happy? Regarding that study, perhaps it is the case that people who are happy already would choose to focus gratitude, whereas unhappy people would choose to focus on the hassles that are making them unhappy? I don’t understand if this study is meant to demonstrate that happy people prefer to focus on gratitude, or that if people focused on gratitude MORE, they would BECOME happy?

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