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According to a recent study, expressing gratitude may actually encourage people to help you even if they’re relative strangers. The study, appearing in an online issue of the American Psychological Association’s journal Emotion, was coauthored by Lisa Williams, a psychology professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia, and Monica Bartlett, an assistant psychology professor at Gonzaga University.
"Our study was the first to show evidence that . . . an expression of gratitude could help initiate a new relationship," says Bartlett.
In the study, 70 college students were recruited under the guise of giving feedback on high school students’ college application essays. A week later, all participants received a handwritten note from the mentee whose essay they’d edited acknowledging receipt. But half included the following thank you message: "Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into doing that for me!"
"What we found is that those participants who were thanked . . . rated their mentee as a warmer human being, that is, more polite and thoughtful, likeable, and kind," Bartlett says. "They were more willing to leave their contact information in order to stay in touch or socialize with their mentee."
http://www.fastcompany.com/3039910/why-you-should-say-thank-you-more-often
We the people of Indian origin are not used to saying "Thank you". WE expect service so we do not thank. It is evident even on this site. http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/showthread.php?t=29506&p=330032#post330032
When someone request some information, and others try and provide that information, the original poster never expresses gratitude or "thank you". Enen in business and in Medical practice people from India do not thank others. Please learn to say THANK YOU more often, even to your subordinates.
"Our study was the first to show evidence that . . . an expression of gratitude could help initiate a new relationship," says Bartlett.
In the study, 70 college students were recruited under the guise of giving feedback on high school students’ college application essays. A week later, all participants received a handwritten note from the mentee whose essay they’d edited acknowledging receipt. But half included the following thank you message: "Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into doing that for me!"
"What we found is that those participants who were thanked . . . rated their mentee as a warmer human being, that is, more polite and thoughtful, likeable, and kind," Bartlett says. "They were more willing to leave their contact information in order to stay in touch or socialize with their mentee."
http://www.fastcompany.com/3039910/why-you-should-say-thank-you-more-often
We the people of Indian origin are not used to saying "Thank you". WE expect service so we do not thank. It is evident even on this site. http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/showthread.php?t=29506&p=330032#post330032
When someone request some information, and others try and provide that information, the original poster never expresses gratitude or "thank you". Enen in business and in Medical practice people from India do not thank others. Please learn to say THANK YOU more often, even to your subordinates.
