They weren’t PhDs. They didn’t have millions in NIH grants, or access to well-oiled research and development labs. In fact, neither Augusto nor Michaela Odone had even a basic background in biology. Despite their lack …

Alan Krueger’s 2007 Positive Psychology Summit presentation–entitled “Time Use and Well-Being”– described how self-reported mood varies amongst activities. He discussed how mood changes as people commute, eat, work, spend time with family, etc. Sex was …

I’m going to give you a choice.
You can either head to your local gym right now and bench press 500 pounds, or you can continue to read this article.
Are you feeling less than entirely …

There are more than 600 items on my to do list right now. Everything is there. A sea of two-word commands like “organize notes” or “buy Kashi” or “call Judd” occupy an endless hierarchy …

What would you have to live for if you lost both legs above the knee, had just one functional hand, and couldn’t close your eyes without experiencing intense emotional and physical anguish?
I don’t ask …

Drug companies are used to telling consumers about side effects—the headache, nausea, and mild genital swelling that can ensue from that ubiquitous antacid. We all know that traditional advertising media (TV, radio, newspapers), as well …

It was quite possibly the most inspiring and shocking behavior I’ve ever witnessed; I was bewildered and heartened by what this mother had done. It wasn’t a terribly overt act, certainly not something that will propel this twenty-something mother onto the evening news. She simply checked a box on a psychological survey that I administered, a box adjacent to the following text: “I feel cheerful most or all of the time.” [...]

Below is an abbreviated manuscript describing a mini study I did for MAPP. Looking forward to your thoughts!
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Abstract
Mounting evidence suggests that mindfulness may promote positive subjective experience, which is the first “pillar” of Positive Psychology. …

Last week a thin slice of sock began revealing itself through a hole in my shoe. I had put it off long enough; it was time to buy another pair. So I googled “buy running …

I’ve just returned from my zillionth med school interview. And, for the zillionth time, I’ve tried to convince some hardcore basic scientist that positive psychology isn’t fluff. Try explaining positive psych to a genomics professor. …