THE GRATITUDE PROJECT has a beautiful cover and focuses on “How Cultivating Thankfulness Can Rewire Your Brain for Resilience, Optimism, and the Greater Good.” Edited by Jeremy Adam Smith and others who are related to the University of California, Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, this text was published in 2020 and has six main sections: the roots and meaning of gratitude, the impact of gratitude, how to be grateful, how to be a grateful family, how to foster gratefulness around you, and conversations about the transformative potential of gratitude Overall, this book is composed of essays and interviews, offering perspectives in some cases ("Can Gratitude Bring Americans Back Together?") only loosely tied to being thankful. The beginning section is fairly strong and offers background ("...gratitude has two components. One is an affirmation that there are good things in the world, things from which we've benefited. Two is a recognition of where that goodness comes from -- the people and things in our life that have conspired to give it to us."). Other sections review specific action steps (e.g., using gratitude journals in schools), but differ in quality (the editors correctly note "not all pieces will be relevant to all readers"). The roughly three dozen contributors are each briefly profiled and extensive notes and bibliographic references comprise roughly fifteen percent of the text.

This book has helped me a lot, through the pandemic and after the pandemic. Gratitude is so underrated yet when practiced can leave such major and lasting impact in our lives. Highlyrecommend!

I always enjoy reading about how the brain works and this book shared nuggets of that in regards of how gratitude affects

Thank you NetGalley for advanced reader copy of this book for review.

The Gratitude Project: How Cultivating Thankfulness Can Rewire Your Brain for Resilience, Optimism, and the Greater Good by Jeremy Adam Smith

240 Pages
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications Inc, New Harbinger
Release Date: October 29, 2020

Nonfiction, Health, Mind, Body, Spirit, Self-Help, Gratitude, Thankful

The book is divided into the following parts.

Part 1: The Roots and Meaning of Gratitude
Part 2: The Impact of Gratitude
Part 3: How to Be Grateful
Part 4: How to Be a Grateful Family
Part 5: How to Foster Gratefulness Around You
Part 6: Conversations About the Transformative Potential of Gratitude

The book is comprised of short articles by multiple authors. Each one has a theme, and they flow well from one to another. They discuss how gratitude changes our outlooks and can improve our lives. This is a nice book for anyone that wants to find new ways to incorporate gratitude into their lives.

Good starting point if the reader is new to Gratitude in daily life concept, but doesn't offer much if already familiar with it.

ARC from the publisher via NetGalley but the opinions are solely my own.

I am on a gratitude kick with all of the ugly in the world right now. It’s so hard to remember to be grateful and this book is a perfect reminder. This is a keep for me!

Gratitude has become so performative in American culture, and I appreciate the ways in which this book encourages a more authentic, personal practice. Beyond the 'how' of expressing gratitude, the authors offer a mental and emotional benefits rationale, and explore how gratitude can foster connection and healthier, more satisfying relationships - with ourselves and others. The space dedicated to feeling gratitude through loss and hardship is so important, and the reframing strategies are incredibly helpful for those who may be struggling. I also enjoyed the tips for fostering gratitude in children and in our environments like school, work, and healthcare settings - and implications for broader society. The biggest overarching takeaway is that authentic gratitude can make an impact and effect change across the entire social ecological model, from the individual to relationships to community and society - and that each of us can start small and make a positive difference.

A timely book about learning to appreciate the things we have. Essays by different authors cover topics like why couples need to thank each other, how grief can make us grateful, the history of gratitude, etc. Good for medium or large library collections. Will appeal to readers who enjoy self-help and self-improvement titles.

Very good book about how being grateful can change your life. Personally, I feel like it really helped me see things differently and I love talking about what I read in this book with my friends an family to make them see how important it is to think about the things we already have instead of what we are missing.
Would recommend!

This book offers some good advice about a very popular subject. It is very beneficial to our mental health to take a step back and consider the positive we have on a daily basis.

Thank you to Netgalley for this earc. This book is not my usual intrest of book to read but this book tought me a lot. It showes that even with the small thing you can be grateful. Given what the year 2020 has thrown at us I think that being grateful for what you have is very important. This last year has been crazy and if this book has taught me Nything it has taught me to be thankful for what I have. Dont take it for granted.

I chose this book because I was struggling to seek things that I was grateful for during these tough times. I loved how quick it was to read and how it provoked me to look through a different lens, helping me to see thinks I am grateful for!

If you’re like me – a person who has been practising gratitude and reading up as much as you can about it, then you’ve certainly read some of the resources from the Greater Good Science Center. So when I got this book to review, I wasn’t expecting something new, but a handy compilation of the research on gratitude. I wasn’t disappointed at all.

The book is full of facts on how gratitude positively impacts so many areas of our lives and leads to a much better approach to life. It also has practical suggestions on how you can make gratitude a part of your daily life.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who is wanting to understand gratitude in a deeper way and read the research on gratitude.

I recently read The Gratitude Project by Jeremy Adam Smith because don’t we all need more gratitude to improve our life? Gratitude is a central practice for me, so this book appealed to me. This book includes essays, activities, & shared stories. It focuses on the how & why behind gratitude & its influence in our lives by including research & statistics that go beyond simple statements about the influence of gratitude. The book also includes a look at how culture & gender impact our experience & practice of gratitude. I really enjoyed the section on gratitude & how it impacts a relationship or marriage. I enjoyed reading the book & if you’re wonky about gratitude, then this is a book for you! Thank you to NetGalley for the complimentary copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

I just loved this book, i think at the moment we are all anxious and stressed out and we forget what we should be grateful for. It really helps you understand how showing gratitude day to day can really improve your life and well being - everyone should read this book.

This book would be best described as an anthology as it is a group of different authors coming together to talk about gratitude. This book has clearly defined sections which allow you to quickly browse for the section you are looking for. All the works are given in essay format with some activities and others with real-life stories. This book would be good for anyone that wants a bit of non-fiction scientific research mixed in with self-help.

We are living 8n a complicated time. Gratitude must be an important tool in navigating our everyday challenges and 7nceratinties. Recognizing the good that does fill our lives gives hope. This book is a helping exposition of its value.

Didn't love this one. I found it dry and boring. Read more like a research paper than the self-help book I was expecting from the cover and description.

The Gratitude Project is a collection of insightful essays by a variety of experts in the field of mental health and personal growth and wellness. Not all of the essays were to my personal taste but I can see that there is a broad appeal in the book as a whole and found several parts of the book that spoke to me on a very deep level. I work with individuals who are dealing with emotional difficulties and gratitude is something that we work on frequently. I will definitely be bringing this book in to work with me where it will sit alongside my other wellness resources.

An interesting read about studies and research based on Gratitude. This book is filled with a plethora of information about what gratitude is, how it affects the brain, the health benefits it gives, how it helps strengthen relationships with others, and how it is a learned behavior that becomes more natural the more you experience it. This book also mentions the benefits of writing gratitude letters, writing in a gratitude journal each day, and helping other people on a consistent basis. If you need to increase your level of gratitude, this is a great resource!
Thank you to NetGalley and New Harbinger Publications for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!