
What happens? You adapt to this new positive event so that it no longer has the positive affect on you. Gratitude combats the effect of hedonic adaptation. By preventing people from adapting to the good things in their lives, gratitude allows us to extend the effects of things that “make us happy.”
Benefits of Gratitude Series
Benefits of Gratitude (1): Savoring Life’s Good Times
Benefits of Gratitude (2): Builds Self-Esteem
Benefits of Gratitude (3): Helps Us Deal With Stress And Trauma
Benefits of Gratitude (4): Encourages Good & Giving Behavior
Benefits of Gratitude (5): Builds and Strengthens Relationships
Benefits of Gratitude (6): Inhibits Keeping Up With The Joneses
Benefits of Gratitude (7): Deters All Negative Emotion
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