The Gratitude Diaries: How A Year Of Living Gratefully Changed My Life

Janice Kaplan

Aug 2015 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

It's easy to look at others and think how lucky they are, and sometimes finding the positives in our own lives can be hard. Success is often measured in tangible ways, and as we strive to achieve more and get more, we forget that it's often the simple things that can bring us the most joy. After reading about how expressing gratitude for the little things can be incredibly powerful and affect our lives in profound ways, Janice Kaplan decided to spend a year living gratefully and find out whether being grateful really does offer a new path to happiness.

Her experiences of living gratefully will be anchored by intriguing research findings, as well as in-depth interviews with real people, those in public life, and neuroscientists and experts in the field, including Dr Martin Seligman and Dr Robert Emmons, the world's leading scientific expert on gratitude.

Recounted with warmth and humour, this story-filled memoir will inspire readers to reflect on the true meaning of gratitude, and provide them with a structure and context for making significant changes in every aspect of their lives. For not only can gratitude make you more honest, courageous and generous; research has shown that it can also improve overall health and reduce stress and depression.

Ratings and reviews

This book is life-changing. I love Janice's easy-going, familiar writing style, and how she introduces us to all these experts that we can then learn more about. Reading this inspired me to use a gratitude app and I can see and feel real changes in my mood, energy levels, and relationships. I want to give a copy to everyone 🙂

About the author

Janice Kaplan graduated from Yale University and won Yale's Murray Fellowship for writing. She is best-known as Editor-in-Chief of Parade. Her own cover stories gain worldwide attention including interviews with stars from Matt Damon to President Barack Obama. She is the author of twelve books, including I'll See You Again which spent six weeks in the New York Times bestseller list. She lives in New York City with her husband.