Why is it that we still get a tiny thrill from checking the mailbox each day? Rationally, we know what’s in there: bills we don’t want, catalogs we never ordered, and that bulky Valpak stuffed with ...

Business Insider asked etiquette experts when it's appropriate to send a handwritten thank-you note. They said a note is essential after staying at someone's home or receiving a personalized gift.

If there is one perennially-true statement about the business world, it's this: Successful companies are built on solid relationships, including your employees, vendors and — most critically — your ...

I am a serious supporter of the handwritten thank you note. As a child, I was forced to write thank you notes. I had stationery cards with golden “M”s embossed on the front, and these appeared every ...

Writing a thank you note forces you to pause, choose your words, and mean them. It wasn’t long. Three sentences, maybe four. No fancy stationery. No big reveal. Just a short handwritten thank-you note ...

After a particularly bad 2007, lawyer John Kralik decided to start 2008 with a serious New Year's resolution: to be thankful for the good things and people in his life. So he spent the next year ...

I realize that the concept of mailing a handwritten thank-you note after a job interview sounds really old-fashioned. But I still believe that sending such notes – even to an avatar – conveys more ...

When someone does something kind for you, expressing gratitude is essential — and sometimes, a physical thank-you note can be more impactful than words alone. Handwritten thank-you notes are a ...

It wasn’t long. Three sentences, maybe four. No fancy stationery. No big reveal. Just a short handwritten thank-you note from someone I’d helped weeks earlier. I almost missed it in the mail because I ...