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 least in the northern hemisphere. We are cognizant that we have many readers from Australia and in general the southern hemisphere, so the topic is …
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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). One of our favorite postings was Kathryn Britton’s Thanks! to the contributors to Character Strengths and Virtues (if you hadn’t seen it on the first …
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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 …
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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 optional theme, the theme is Fun, Play, and Humor ! Please feel free to submit questions related to Fun, Play, and Humor that you …
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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.