Receiving a gift from anyone is always a treat and a pleasure. The idea that someone went out of their way to think about ...

A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

If there’s one thing that abundantly clear, it’s that we could use more happiness, more positivity — more gratitude — in our ...

College and business-school applicants, it’s time to learn to write a thank-you note. The samples below will help you complete this task before it’s time for turkey—or tofu. Across the United States ...

Mr. Kramon is a former New York Times editor and a lecturer at the Stanford Business School. Your assignment today: Write a note of gratitude to someone to whom your thanks are overdue. It might be a ...

My grandmother always wrote thank-you letters to everyone in her life, and it inspired me. As a college professor, I told my students to write a thank-you note to someone in their lives. The letters ...

I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My children began resisting the task, seeing it as tedious and unnecessary. Now, they must write thank you notes before they are able to ...