via PsychCentral by Athena Staik A world of difference exists, when it comes to your emotional and mental and relational health and wellbeing, between living your life in primarily in survival mode, where fear takes over your ability to choose. As a human being, you’re not...
via Forge by Niklas Goke People spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to become happier, but so much of our happiness boils down to a simple formula: Happiness = Reality / Expectations Let’s review some third grade math. In a fraction, when the denominator is...
via Self by Anna Borges If you’re wondering how to meditate, there’s a good chance it’s because you’ve heard all sorts of things about how good it can be for you. People love to suggest meditation for a variety of reasons: to reduce stress and anxiety, to ease...
via Psychology Today by Christopher Bergland A psychological intervention called "ENHANCE"—which is a comprehensive 12-week program designed to boost subjective well-being (SWB) and promote sustainable happiness—may have a positive effect on self-reported physical health, according to a new study. This paper (Kushlev et al., 2020) was published on...
And it's also one of the strongest contributors to happiness and wellbeing! via Science Daily Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a set of modifiable factors from a field of over 100 that could represent valuable targets for preventing depression in adults. In...
via Science Daily Simple exercises can help to make people more playful and consequently feel more satisfied with their lives. This has been revealed in a new study by psychologists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in the journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. The researchers...
via the HBR by Benjamin Hardy In his TED Talk “The Psychology of Your Future Self,” Harvard psychologist Dr. Daniel Gilbert explains a bias that almost all of us have: We tend to think that the person we are today is the person we will...
via Forbes by Brett Gleeson “The first and best victory is to conquer self.” ~ PLATO Learning to effectively lead yourself and others all comes down to discipline. Happiness, success, and fulfillment stem from focus and self-control. It may be hard to believe when you’re facing an all-you-can-eat buffet,...
via ThriveGlobal by Zach Mercurio As people return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, employers should be ready to address a hidden issue: a meaning deficit. Historically, every significant disruption of how we work inflicted profound distress flamed by existential crises and the search for meaningfulness. At the...
via Business Insider by Mara Leighton Psychology and the Good Life, led by Professor Laurie Santos, became Yale's most popular on-campus course in its 317-year history in 2018. Santos adapted the course for Coursera and the online equivalent, The Science of Well-Being, trended wildly in the early days...