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 ...

My 10-year-old son happily waved goodbye to his friends as they left his birthday party. Once they left, he tore the wrapping paper off his gifts, while I carefully made a list of which friend had ...

It's not common to receive a thank-you note for a gift these days. It's not common to receive a thank-you note for a gift these days. There are a few ways that I perennially disappoint myself as a ...

John Israel began writing thank-you notes in October and hasn't skipped a day. John Israel, pictured here with wife Monica and sons Anderson and Rohn, is on a mission to write five thank you notes a ...

Growing up, if I wanted to experiment with something technical, my dad made it happen. We shared dozens of tech adventures together, but those adventures were cut short when he died of cancer in 2013.

My grandmother's copy of The Odyssey. Source: Nancy K. Napier With so much talk about loneliness, with causes ranging from the pandemic to social media, I've been reading and thinking about it more.

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re just coming off trade show season, that time of year when our bags are stuffed with handouts, swag and tiny ...

The author always wrote thank-you notes as a child, and is making her kids (not pictured) do the same.Peter Dazeley/Getty Images I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My ...

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