Or, crazy thought, this is meant for folks who recognize they over apologize? Like my whole family had/has the over apologizing habit, making guilt out of small nothings, but can’t just stop. Considering how you can say thanks just helps break that rut, which is good, generally people aren’t made happier by someone insecurely apologizing for everything. You devalue apologies by making so many in-actionable, by using those big guilt emotions over nothing. Expressing appreciation, even for something small, just often makes sense.

Maybe it’s just my age group or area or whatever. I can’t imagine reading this and thinking it was about people who already have an aversion to apologizing or accountability.