via the NY Times by Molly Oswaks The Yale happiness class, formally known as Psyc 157: Psychology and the Good Life, is one of the most popular classes to be offered in the university’s 320-year history. The class was only ever taught in-person once, during the spring 2018 semester,...
via FastCompany by Benjamin Hardy When Matthew McConaughey won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014, he gave a riveting speech about how he succeeds in life. A big part of his “success” formula has to do with the person he explains as his...
via Eric Barker GOOD GOD, WILL YOU SHUT UP? Sorry. Wasn’t talking to you. I was talking to the voice in my head… Don’t look at me like I’m crazy; you have one too. That Inner Critic. Sometimes it’s worried and you get play-by-play color commentary on...
via Scientific American by Gary Stix A consensus has emerged in recent years that psychotherapies—in particular, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)—rate comparably to medications such as Prozac and Lexapro as treatments for depression. Either option, or the two together, may at times alleviate the mood disorder. In...
via Forbes Dr. Susan Murphy— You become what you think about. Throughout history, philosophers, historians, and even poets have written about the power of the mind. Your thoughts become your reality. Norman Vincent Peele said, “Change your thoughts, and you change your life. If you think in...
via the Atlantic by Arthur C Brooks n the late 1950s and early 1960s, the psychologist Henry Murray asked a sample of college sophomores to participate in a seemingly innocuous experiment in which they would write their “personal philosophy of life,” including their core values and guiding principles, and...
via the Atlantic by Arthur C Brooks orman rockwell painted some of the most iconic images of 20th-century America. His paintings, such as Rosie the Riveter and the Four Freedoms series from World War II, and The Problem We All Live With and Murder in Mississippi from the civil-rights movement, were intended to evoke the best...
via Country Life by Lisa Walden Live a happier, healthier life by implementing powerful habits into your daily routine. Whether it's managing your social media diet or accepting what you can't change, being intentional can help to get your mood on track — and boost those happiness...
via Thrive Global by Louise Jackson Positive affirmations work by feeding your mind motivating statements which—when repeated often—can help to overcome negative or sabotaging thoughts. As research by the National Science Foundation found that of the tens of thousands of thoughts we have every day,...
via Metrous Tenzin Gyatso is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was exiled from Tibet—his homeland—in 1959 and has been living in Dharamshala, India, ever since. During his exile, he has written a lot about how to achieve happiness. I’m convinced we can learn a lot...