How to Be Ungrateful

Being ungrateful is not the smoothest way to go through life. Many in the self improvement business claim that lack of gratitude causes lack of prosperity. Although it is not a popular concept, you may have good reasons for wishing to express lack of thankfulness on a rare occasion.

Instructions

1. Decide whom you want to be ungrateful towards. If it is a person you know, make sure they have a sense of humor to prevent a possible escalation.

2. Ask yourself why you want to be ungrateful, not as a moralist but as a psychologist. Project your emotional state to after the event. Will you feel better after being ungrateful than you did before?

3. Do some risk analysis and calculate whether the benefits outweigh the risks. Visualize possible scenarios that might result. A conflict may arise or your reputation might be harmed.

4. Find how you want to be ungrateful. The opportunities are endless and limited only by imagination. Think about how many times you can omit saying "please" or "thank you" or not return an email or phone call.

5. Limit ungrateful behavior and practice rarely if ever. By limiting ungrateful behavior you minimize the risk of letting it become part of your personality. Negative behavior patterns are often easier to adopt than positive ones.

6. Reflect on the value of the whole experience. Ask yourself if your act of ungratefulness increased the quality of your life or not.

7. Create an attitude towards ungratefulness, whether you or others emit it, based on the answer you gave yourself in step six.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid being ungrateful to people who easily become hurt, upset or angry.