99U's video: A J Jacobs: Practicing Radical Gratitude

About this talk: Few people recognize the value of a thank you note more than A.J. Jacobs. The author and journalist embarked on a quest to thank everyone involved in making his daily cup of coffee, and found that this simple gesture of gratitude had a powerful impact on his relationship to the world and his own attitude. In this talk, he explores how shifting our focus to gratitude and appreciation can be awkward and vulnerable, but ultimately deeply rewarding. This talk was recorded remotely on May 21, 2020 About this speaker: A.J. Jacobs is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including The Know-It-All, Drop Dead Healthy, and The Year of Living Biblically. He has given four TED talks that have total views of more than seven million. He is a frequent contributor to NPR’s "Weekend Edition", and writes for The New York Times and Esquire magazine, among others. His most recent book is Thanks a Thousand, in which he travels the globe to personally thank everyone who played a role in his morning cup of coffee, from the barista to the farmer to the logo designer to the truck driver. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.