Express values and appreciation together · D4.20

Express specific appreciation when you mean it

Someone did something you would like to acknowledge.

Everyday practice

Try these steps

1. Name the particular action you appreciated.
2. Describe its effect on you without exaggeration or an obligation to repay.
3. Choose whether and how to express thanks in a way that fits the relationship.

An example

Thank you for sending the notes in advance; I could prepare my questions.

Reflect

Did the words reflect what you actually appreciated?

Next time

Express appreciation when it is sincere, not as a required daily quota.