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Dear PPND readers, We are happy to announce the second book in the Positive Psychology News series, Gratitude: How to Appreciate Life’s Gifts. Available now from Amazon, this book is…

If you joined us in the past month, you’re in good shape and this is not relevant for you.  Please continue enjoying the research emails! If you joined us earlier,…

Hello wonderful readers of PPND, We have a story for you – with heroes and evil monsters. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful community of people interested in…

This month’s optional theme is “Productivity and Performance.” We chose this theme as a back-to-school theme when many adults and kids are focused on improving performance and creativity – at…

Strengths in July July 2009 was an intriguing month. The optional theme was “your nomination for the 25th strength,” referring to the 24 strengths of the Values-in-Action Strengths Inventory (VIA).…

This month, the optional theme that authors may be writing about is “Nomination for the 25th Strength.” (Authors may write about this theme or anything else they like). There are 24 strengths in the Values-in-Action (VIA) strengths survey. In MAPP at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the assignments in Christopher Peterson’s course is to propose the 25th strength.

Each month we have an optional theme, and our authors translate research in this domain into articles, or authors can write on a new topic.  For those articles on June’s…

Three major articles this week about positive psychology in The Atlantic — What Makes Us Happy? The New Yorker,–Don’t! The Science of Self-Control, and New Scientist –The Science of Voodoo: When Mind Attacks Body.

In these economic times, we’ve heard you ask about how to deal with our stress and bolster up our resilience.  We hear this in the discussion sections: “I see doom…

As we present the latest research findings in Motivation and Grit this month, we would also like to ask you: What questions do you have that are most pressing about…

As we start the second quarter of 2009, our optional theme for April is Motivation and Grit. How can people help other people maintain high levels of motivation? What kinds of motivation exist, and how do they relate to achievement? What is grit, and how does it affect well-being and achievement?

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We have some super news to share with you. The Spanish language version of Positive Psychology News Daily (PPND) has launched!

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Love Photo Contest! Positive Psychology News Daily author Dave Shearon is offering three copies of Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson to the winners of PPND’s first ever contest!

Dear Readers! We have delightful news today. In our very first article over two years ago, we wrote about how positive psychology studies what is right with people. Today, we bring you a resource of coaches who consistently target what is right with people, and use positive psychology tools to do so.

Happy February, Positive Psychology News Daily Readers! For fun, in 2009, we are bringing you optional monthly themes.  Authors may choose to write about this theme, bringing you the latest…

Hi PPND Readers, We have started a new feature of having an optional theme for the month!  This means that authors can write about this theme or about another topic. …

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Sean asked two days ago, “What do you wish for?” Today, we share year-starting thoughts and wishes from some of our authors and editors.

Editor’s Note:  What holiday gifts will you be giving in a few days?  Here are some of our favorite gifts related to positive psychology concepts.  Please post additional gift thoughts…