Entitlement Mindset Produces Ingratitude

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Entitlement Mindset Produces Ingratitude

The bigger our sense of entitlement, the smaller our sense of gratitude …. [Our entitlement mindset] has led to a proliferation of lawsuits: when we don't get something we really want, we sue somebody.

For example, the San Francisco Giants were ...

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