Notes on Gratitude — LessWrong

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This post examines the virtues of appreciation, gratitude, and reciprocity. It is meant mostly as an exploration of what other people have learned about these virtues, rather than as me expressing my own opinions about them, though I’ve been selective about what I found interesting or credible, according to my own inclinations. I wrote this not as an expert on the topic, but as someone who wants to learn more about it. I hope it will be helpful to people who want to know more about these virtues and how to nurture them. The sort of “appreciation” I want to explore here is appreciation-of-others specifically (not, for example, aesthetic appreciation). When you appreciate someone for something they have done that benefits you, we sometimes call this sort of appreciation “gratitude.” However, you can appreciate someone without necessarily feeling gratitude (for example, you might appreciate someone’s sense of humor but not think that it makes sense to thank them for it). In practice, ther

x Notes on Gratitude — LessWrong Notes on Virtues Gratitude Recursive Self-Improvement Social Skills Virtues Rationality Frontpage 11 Notes on Gratitude by David Gross 13th Jan 2021 24 min read 0 11 This post examines the virtues of appreciation , gratitude , and reciprocity . It is meant mostly as an exploration of what other people have learned about these virtues, rather than as me expressing my own opinions about them, though I’ve been selective about what I found interesting or credible, according to my own inclinations. I wrote this not as an expert on the topic, but as someone who wants

Notes on Gratitude — LessWrong

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