For those new to positive psychology, the movie, Happy, is a great introduction to the field and the work of some of its most prominent researchers, including Ed Diener, Mihaly …
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(Book Review) Positive Psychology Workbook series by Biswas-Diener, Lyubomirsky, Kurtz, and Sheldon
To describe how much I enjoyed and recommend the Positive Psychology Workbook series by Robert Biswas-Diener and colleagues, I thought of the positivity ratio proposed by Barbara Fredrickson, that flourishing …
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The act of organizing is a powerful tool to regain a sense of control, opening the door and creating space for proactivity and self-motivation to flourish.
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Savoring and Enjoyment: Reflections from a Café in Buenos Aires
Does the custom of sitting longer in a café mean that Argentines are savoring more than Americans do? I don’t know. Fred Bryant and Joseph Veroff proposed the term savoring …
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A few months ago, I had an intense conversation with a friend who is a U.S. Navy SEAL. I asked him whether or not he was ready to kill someone. …
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Recent events in my life have made me reconsider the virtue of patience, and come to a new appreciation of this under-appreciated but much needed strength.
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As different people have different strengths, perhaps different cultures have different strengths. Just like implanting yourself amidst native speakers is the best way to learn a new language, why not …
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How do I begin to describe my two months studying, volunteering, and living in Peru? I came to Cusco, Peru without clear expectations, excited and nervous about my first time …
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On Transition and Change
One change management tool that I have found helpful is the Inter Change Cycle™, from Interchange International Inc., which describes the different stages we go through to process changes big …
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Living a Balanced Life
Our lives are full of stress: we have 24 hours each day and more activities than we feel we have time for. In this age of multi-tasking and instantaneous communication …
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Given my longtime interest in spirituality, my favorite chapter in Authentic Happiness was the last, on “Meaning and Purpose.” Martin Seligman discusses his encounter with Bob Wright, author of NonZero, …
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(S)he’s just not that into “Authentic Happiness”
Positive Psychology changed my life. When I discovered Positive Psychology, I found an articulation of something that I had always been searching for. I resonated with the concept of the …
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Dana Arakawa, MAPP ’06, earned Ph.D. degree in social psychology at the University of Hawaii. Her dissertation looks at the effect of mood on emotional contagion. Before venturing into psychology, …