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Is It More Fun To Be a Scientist or an Artist? is the title of Professor Richard Gregory’s final publication. Professor Gregory, one of the world’s leading researchers on perception…

We want to thank the readers of Positive Psychology News Daily. On March 17, 2010, we received our one millionth page view. Chances are good that it was a person…

I want to travel to Pandora, the fictional planet depicted in Avatar.  I saw James Cameron’s newest film that has rocked box offices since its release in December on I-MAX…

Failure does not breed success when it comes to the brain, according to MIT scientist Earl Miller whose study of monkeys is cited in the Boston Globe article of August…

The U.S. Army today issued a press release about the development of a master resilience training program in cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania Resilience program. A Fortune column reports…

Recently The Atlantic wrote an article summarizing a 70-year Harvard project, The Study of Adult Development. When I was interviewed as the director of the study for 40 years, I made two rash generalizations, “The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people,” and “Happiness equals love—full stop.” Let me defend my seemingly sentimental generalizations …

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.

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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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As the United States ushers in a new political leader, many people across the world have high hopes for change, whether that be in an improved state of the world economy, substantial progress towards global peace, or a greater sense of purpose to get them out of bed tomorrow morning. Whatever the desired change may be, many people are wondering whether their high expectations can possibly be met.

As I am sure you have, I recently witnessed a heated argument between two neighbors who disagree over the Presidential campaign. If your relations with people supporting the opposing view have been more difficult as of late, please pay attention! … Studies of everyday reasoning show that people tend to make their decisions instinctively and then try to find evidence to support their point of view.

The 2nd Conference on Happiness & Its Causes was held in London in October 2008. The conference aimed to probe into the underlying causes of happiness and well-being for individuals, workplaces, and communities as a whole. The conference motto was Tools & Techniques for a Happier Life.

A couple of weeks ago, at the 4th European Conference of Positive Psychology conference in Croatia, I presented a study on the impact of Job Design and Team Structure on…

Today is International Happiness Day (press release). The goal is one million people celebrating happiness today. Activities today: 3:30pm EST (12:30pm PST, 8:30pm UK time) – phone call with the…

Rick Foster and Greg Hicks, with Jen Seda, M.D. have just published a new book called: Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being. Greg Hicks will join a Virtual Happiness Club call to discuss the book.

Last week British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading presented a series of 15 minutes programs on BBC Radio about choirs, from gospel to world music and classical. In one, she interviewed medical…

News by Positive Psychologists First of all, news by positive psychologists: Dr. Martin Seligman, the founder of positive psychology, wrote an article about his work at Geelong Grammar School for…

On April 16 and 17, 2008, some of the leading authorities on Positive Psychology came together in Singapore to highlight research findings about happiness and well-being at the Simply-Happy conference.…