April 2021

How Do I Deal With Negative People in My Life?

via Very Well Mind by Amy Morin Our Reader Asks When I share good news with some of my friends or family members, they immediately point out the negative. Or, when I ask them how they’re doing, they just list all the bad things going on in...

13 April, 2021

For Happiness In Tough Times, Be More Grateful

via Forbes by Greg Orme When my two sons were in elementary school, my wife and I created a supper time ritual called The Grateful Game. Every evening, Sophie, the boys, and I would take turns to briefly describe one aspect of our day for which...

12 April, 2021

Make Time for “Me Time”

via the Harvard Business Review by Elizabeth Grace Saunders Do you feel so busy that you don’t have the bandwidth to think about your own needs, let alone do anything about them? Maybe you’re constantly thinking about work, or worry that you’re not proving yourself or...

09 April, 2021

How Laughing at Yourself Can Be Good for Your Well-Being

via Psychology Today KEY POINTS Laughing at oneself is healthy when it is not motivated by self-demeaning drives.People who engage in excessive self-defeating humor may be trying to hide underlying emotional problems.Self-directed laughter can remind us of our humanness and promote positive interpersonal interactions. Laughing when people say...

09 April, 2021

‘I’m a Psychologist, and Here’s How To Protect Yourself Against the 5 Biggest Regrets People Have at the End of Their Lives’

via Well & Good by Mary Grace Garis magine someone who is nearing the end of a long life contemplating what they regret or wish they had done differently during their life. If you had to guess, what would you assume came to that person’s...

09 April, 2021

Seven Habits For A Resilient Mind

via Forbes by Michelle de Matheu Habits are a reflection of a collection of daily choices. Research from Duke University in 2006 found that over 40% of what we do is determined by habits, not decisions. This suggests that we can change a huge part of our lives...

08 April, 2021

The overlooked tool of presilience

by Robert Biswas-Diener The Calamity Artist I don’t know if I would call it a “superpower,” but I am pretty adaptable. I have stayed in Amish homes and in Maasai huts. I lived for a month with a family in a remote village in India where I...

07 April, 2021

Beat A Bad Day With These Simple Steps

via Forbes by Heather Cherry Have you ever just felt like your lousy day would never end? Maybe things haven’t gone as you planned, and you feel like your bad luck is relentless. Bad days are never fun. Defining a bad day can look very different—anything...

06 April, 2021

Study: Can a 9-Month Program Teach Happiness?

via Very Well Healthy by Julia Metraux Key Takeaways A study found that a nine-month program focused on improving happiness helped lessen anxiety and increased levels of life satisfaction.Experts stress that happiness is something you should work at and cultivate throughout your life with certain techniques.Mindfulness...

05 April, 2021

This Is How To Make Emotionally Intelligent Friendships: 6 Secrets

via Eric Barker Friends are important. Yeah, yeah, I know: the only thing surprising about that is nothing. But how important are friends really? They’re critical for happiness. (I’m not even gonna quote stats on that one because you know it’s true.) Let’s up the stakes a bit, shall...

02 April, 2021