The Rules to Break

RULE TO BREAK

You don’t need words to show you appreciate someone

It’s a funny thing, but scientists have found that people who literally count their blessings are happier (on average) than those who don’t. Appreciating people properly is good for you and for them.

A closely related principle is that thanking people makes you feel better. We may in fact have Rule 32 to thank here,¹⁴ since thanking people makes them feel good (yes, despite the fact that no one can make you feel anything, but they can choose to feel good when we thank them). And, as Rule 32 tells us, helping other people makes you feel good about yourself. So it all goes round in a positive, upward spiral.

So, who can you thank today? Your friends, your family, your brothers ...