Why sending thank you cards is more important than you might think - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Why sending thank you cards is more important than you might think By You Magazine - August 31, 2018 Thank you. Those two little words can mean the world – but is the old-fashioned art of writing cards to say them dying out? While many of us may fire off a email, compose a WhatsApp or post a Facebook message to express our gratitude these days, new research has revealed that putting pen to paper and sending a thank you card could be much more beneficial for everyone involved. The research, conducted at the University of Chicago and the University of Texas at Austin, showed that sending letters to share our thanks can promote feelings of wellbeing for both parties, and make us feel less awkward about sharing our emotions. Getty Images Scientists asked participants to pen a letter to someone they wanted to say thank you to, and predict how they thought the person receiving the note would feel. In almost every case, they overestimated how uncomfortable recipients might feel, and underestimated how positive the response would be. ‘We looked at what’s correlating with people’s likelihood of expressing gratitude – what drives those choices – and what we found is that predictions or expectations of that awkwardness, that anticipation of how a recipient would feel – those are the things that matter when people are deciding whether to express gratitude or not,’ explained Amit Kumar, assistant professor of marketing at University of Texas at Austin. ‘People often fret that they won’t be able to express their appreciation eloquently enough. When we’re thinking about ourselves, we tend to think about how competent we are, and whether we are going to be articulate in how we’re expressing gratitude.’ ‘What we saw is that it only takes a couple of minutes to compose letters like these, thoughtful ones and sincere ones. It comes at little cost, but the benefits are larger than people expect.’ 13 of the best thank you cards to send now Thank you bold card, £3, kikki.K Moochas gracias thank you cards (pack of 8), £6, Paperchase Little card big thank you, £2.95, Russet & Grey Peachy thank you card, £3.35, Papier Thank you calligraphy card, £3.50, Chau Art You’re the bees knees thank you card, £3.50, Oliver Bonas Poppy Daisy Liberty Print thank you card, £4.50, Liberty You’re ace card, £2.95, Veronica Dearly Thank you expressions card, £10, Smythson Rifle Paper Co Bouquet Thanks Postcards, £10 (pack of 10), Papermash Thanks a bunch card, £2.50, Etsy Lime and copper thank you card, £2.50, Paperchase Being you card, £3.50, kikki. K RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved