A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

Whether you're writing a thank you note for a gift, a favor done by a friend, or for someone's presence, we can all admit that thank you notes are the first thing to be read (and, sadly, thrown away).

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. For most people, there’s nothing more stressful than writing a thank ...