I grew up around a man who thanked everyone. The cashier. The person who held the elevator. The waiter who refilled his water without being asked. Not in a performative way—no big production, no eye ...

While these two simple words might seem like basic manners your parents drilled into you, the people who use them reflexively ...

Saying “please” and “thank you” without thinking can reveal surprising insights about your personality and how you relate to others.

GOING TO BE OUT THERE. WELL, MANY OF US GREW UP BEING TOLD TO SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU. BUT A FOURTH GRADER IN SANTA FE NOTICED THAT THESE DAYS PEOPLE JUST AREN’T SAYING AND SAYING IT ENOUGH AND ...

I'm getting on in years, so it surprises me when I learn something new regarding a commonplace of human interaction. Saying "please" and "thank you" is as commonplace as it gets. We're told from early ...