First published 2015
Janice Kaplan embarks on a year-long experiment to discover whether practicing gratitude can genuinely transform her life and lead to greater happiness. Tired of measuring success through material achievements and envying others' apparent good fortune, she commits to focusing on life's simple pleasures and everyday blessings. Throughout her journey, Kaplan draws on compelling research and conducts interviews with ordinary people, public figures, and leading experts including Dr. Martin Seligman and Dr. Robert Emmons, the world's foremost authority on gratitude science. She discovers that gratitude extends far beyond positive thinking, with studies showing it can enhance honesty, courage, and generosity while improving physical health and reducing stress and depression. Told with warmth and humor, this memoir provides readers with practical tools and real-world examples for incorporating gratitude into their daily lives, offering a roadmap for meaningful change across all areas of personal experience.
Genres: non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, personal-development
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: memoir, personal-journey
320 pages · Hardcover · Yellow Kite