Coaching practices for Algoe Haidt Gable Gratitude

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• I watched someone handle a hard moment with real grace
• My attention defaults to what’s missing and what’s wrong, and even when I try to be grateful it’s the same rote list
• Someone went out of their way for me and I fired off a quick "thanks!" and moved on, and I can tell it landed flat
• When something goes well I tend to quietly absorb the credit or just say "great team effort," and I never actually name who did what
• My days have gone flat and cynical, and I miss that warm lift in my chest I used to get from seeing someone do something genuinely good

Practices that may help

1. Express specific gratitude for acts of moral virtue you witness
   Name and thank the specific virtuous acts of people around you — not just their kindness toward you.
   Elevation: The Emotion That Lifts You
2. Practice gratitude as a resource builder, not a mood fix
   Gratitude builds social capital and resilience when practiced genuinely — the mechanism is not just feeling good but deepening relationships and widening perspective.
   Broaden-and-Build, Made Practical
3. Close the favor with specific, sincere gratitude
   Specific thanks reinforces the helper’s positive self-attribution and deepens the effect.
   The Ben Franklin Effect, Made Practical
4. Give recognition generously and specifically
   Call out others’ contributions publicly, specifically, and without claiming credit for yourself.
   Give and Take: The Giver Advantage
5. Deliberately seek out acts of moral beauty
   Regularly expose yourself to accounts of extraordinary human goodness — in person, in narrative, or in news.
   Elevation: The Emotion That Lifts You
6. Trace the source of each blessing
   For each blessing, name the specific person, circumstance, or choice that produced it.
   Counting Blessings: The Psychology of Grateful Reflection
7. Ancestor gratitude: receiving the long past
   Deliberately acknowledge the accumulated sacrifices and gifts of those who came before you.
   The Good Ancestor: Long-Path Thinking for a Meaningful Life
8. Practice receiving gratitude without deflecting
   When someone expresses genuine gratitude to you, resist the reflex to minimize it — receive it fully.
   The Gratitude Visit: Telling Someone They Mattered
9. Make gratitude specific to fight adaptation
   Specific, concrete gratitude works where generic gratitude quickly adapts out.
   The Hedonic Treadmill, Made Practical
10. Write one brief gratitude note per week to a real person
    Each week, send one specific thank-you to a person whose contribution you actually noticed.
    Counting Blessings: The Psychology of Grateful Reflection

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