An Attitude of Gratitude

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November 22, 2015

Experts agree, gratitude is good for you.  It lowers stress, increases happiness, improves physical health, decreases depression and even helps you sleep better.  So while it's great to celebrate a day of Thanksgiving, you'll feel even better if you cultivate an attitude of gratitude all year long.  This hour, we meet a guy who practices "extreme gratitude".  And we discuss the politics of giving.  Do you have to be grateful when someone gives you a gift you didn't ask for and don't want?

How to Cultivate Gratitude

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In Japan, there is a name for extreme gratitude — Naikan. Gregg Krech is dedicated to the practice, and he thinks holidays should be less about running around making everything perfect and more about inner reflection.

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Raising Gracious Children

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Want to sum up a parent’s job in one word? It might be “giving”.  Here’s commentator Marion Winik on teaching her youngest child to be giving too.

The Problems With Help You Didn't Ask For

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Writer Haddayr Copley-Woods says she's been trying to figure out how to deal with unsolicited help since she was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. For the helpers, it’s a nice thing to do. For her, it’s patronizing.

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Gifting is, well, complicated

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Is it actually possible to give a truly selfless gift? Anthropologist David Graeber says it's not only impossible, the entire idea of a "free gift" is nothing but a construct born in opposition to impersonal market economies. In other words, it’s you know, complicated. 

Punk Turns 40!

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Today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Punk.   For 40 years, punk has influenced not just music, but fashion, film,  art… not to mention hairstyles.  So what makes punk… punk?  Music journalist Legs McNeil is the guy who named it.  And chronicled it.  Along with Gillian McCain wrote THEE book on the history of punk. It’s an oral history called “Please Kill Me.”

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November 22, 2015
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Gregg Krech

Director, ToDo Institute
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Marion Winik

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Haddayr Copley-Woods

Haddayr Copley-Woods

Author
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David Graeber

Author, Anthropologist and Activist
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Legs McNeil

Journalist
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Gillian McCain

Poet and Author
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Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Musician
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August 02, 2024