Article Archive for April 2008
I am amongst other things the Secretary of the Howard League in Scotland. John Howard was the 18th century founder of the penal reform movement: between 1775 and 1790 he toured Europe seeking humane forms …
One of the most exciting aspects of positive psychology is its scope for application – not only is it appropriate in therapy, counselling and coaching, it’s relevant in fields as diverse as architecture, design, …
“The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.”
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
A birthday is a special day for many of …
By Dave Shearon
One of the great things about blogging or having a personal web site is that I can look back and find things I wrote years ago and still agree with. (The opposite is …
Earlier this month I attended a women’s leadership conference sponsored by The George Washington University (GWU) in DC. I didn’t go to the conference with the intention of writing a Positive Psychology News Daily …
Sleep Deprivation is rapidly becoming a major health issue for many adolescents. The adolescent sleep research is now telling us that teens ought to be getting 8-9 hours of sleep, while we know that …
Social contagion is a term for moods spreading from person to person. We are physically constructed to make this possible. Daniel Goleman in Social Intelligence (2007) writes about mirror neurons that fire in response …
“[Appreciative Inquiry] deliberately seeks to discover people’s exceptionality – their unique gifts, strengths, and qualities. It actively searches and recognizes people for their specialties – their essential contributions and achievements. And it is based on …
Let Positive Triggers Turn on Your Best Self © by David J. Pollay
A few years ago I was sitting in my office, by myself, and I wasn’t feeling good. Yes, it’s true. I research, write and …
