Thanking a Thousand People for a Single Cup of Coffee

Writer A.J. Jacobs wanted to be a little less grumpy, so he started a gratitude practice at dinner. He’d thank everyone from the farmer who grew the carrots on his plate to the supermarket cashier who rang them up. Then, his 10-year-old son pointed out that the people A.J. was thanking couldn’t actually hear him … which sparked another idea.

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