People are fundamentally social beings and enjoy connecting with others.
To answer this question, the authors gathered 5,900 participants and put them through a series of experiments.
A focus on feelings of surprise in turn predicts greater appreciation.
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Once again, the gift-givers greatly underestimated how much their gesture meant to the other person.
The study concluded that reaching out to peopleparticularly those that you’ve lost contact withis almost always appreciated.
But clearly, the evidence suggests that a little extra effort is worth it.
