Can Gratitude Help You Live More Sustainably?

New research from Northeastern University suggests that when people feel grateful for what they have, they’re less likely to overdraw from a shrinking pool of resources. The study “provides initial evidence that gratitude is useful in nudging sustainable behavior,” says graduate student Shanyu Kates, the paper’s first author.

感恩能幫助你生活得更可持續嗎？東北大學的新研究表明，當人們對自己所擁有的一切感到感激時，他們就不太可能從不斷萎縮的資源中透支。 該論文的第一作者、研究生 Shanyu Kates 表示，這項研究「提供了初步證據，表明感恩有助於推動永續行為」。

Source: greatergood.berkeley.edu