September 2021

Don’t Bypass Boredom. It Can Be Good For Your Well-being

via Thrive Global by Remy Blumenfeld Have you been feeling blue, blah, bored? Dreary, dull, or down? Flat, fatigued, in a funk? Inactive, indifferent, inert?  I could work through the whole alphabet with all the words for the state many of us have recently been finding ourselves.  And none...

09 September, 2021

A professor says spending your time in this way can improve happiness overall

via the Ladders by John Anderer The proverb “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is most often associated these days withStephen King’s The Shining. But it had been coined long before the phrase became conjoined with Jack Torrance’s descent into madness — in...

09 September, 2021

7 Scientifically Supported Steps to Happiness

via Psychology Today by Douglas T Kenrick KEY POINTS Sonja Lyubomirsky has done rigorous research on the seemingly soft question of "how to be happy."Her book "The How of Happiness" is rich in great advice.Happiness activities include doing something nice for someone else, expressing gratitude, and...

08 September, 2021

Life’s Uncertainty Got You Down? Research Suggests Savoring

via Psychology Today by Grant Hillary Brenner KEY POINTSLife is both uncertain and predictable, and uncertainty can make people feel anxious and out of control.Uncertainty also opens up room for positive change, if approached constructively.Savoring, research suggests, is a potential adaptive response to uncertainty.Uncertainty is a...

07 September, 2021

Ready for the roaring 20s? It’s time to re-learn how to have fun, says happiness professor

via the Guardian by Miranda Bryant After a year-and-a-half of loss, sickness and stress caused by the pandemic, burnout is high and morale is low. But in some positive news, according to Laurie Santos, Yale’s “happiness professor”, the way to feel better need not depend on...

06 September, 2021

7 lessons about finding the work you were meant to do

via TED Ideas by Kate Torgovnick May You don’t “find your calling,” you fight for it — and other lessons from people who found their passion (sometimes late in life). Whether it was during a career aptitude test or in a heart-to-heart chat after getting laid off, chances are someone...

06 September, 2021

Try this science-backed scheduling trick to relieve your anxiety

via Fast Company by L"Oreal Thomson Payton-Shine My brain and my laptop are quite similar—both have about 20 tabs open at all times. But, unlike my laptop, I can’t seem to shut down my brain at night. My thoughts immediately become consumed with my to-do lists, forgotten tasks, and...

03 September, 2021

Why You Need to Protect Your Sense of Wonder — Especially Now

via the Harvard Business Review by David P Fessell and Karen Reivich Summary: As the pandemic era goes on, more than ever we need ways to refresh our energies, calm our anxieties, and nurse our well-being. The cultivation of experiences of awe can bring these benefits and...

02 September, 2021

Nihilism can make you happier, even in the Covid era. No really, let me explain

via the Guardian by Wendy Syfret Writing a book about nihilism in 2020 was a strange experience. Whenever anyone asked about the project they’d offer the same feedback: “It’s a great time to be nihilist!” I get the sentiment. In the face of rolling health, financial...

02 September, 2021

A neuroscientist shares the 6 exercises she does every day to build resilience and mental strength

via CNBC by Wendy Suzuki When I first began researching anxiety in my lab as a neuroscientist, I never thought of myself as an anxious person. That is, until I started noticing the words used by my subjects, colleagues, friends and even myself to describe how we were...

01 September, 2021