While we cannot change our biology, we can still make progress toward our goals by developing a deeper awareness of what drives us, accepting what can and cannot be changed, …
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The three studies by Crum, Salovey, and Achor suggest that our stress mindset is malleable, and that adopting a stress-is-enhancing mindset can help us handle the pressures that come our …
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Jane Strunk Anderson’s book, 30 Days of Character Strengths: A Guided Practice to Ignite Your Best lays out a month-long series of practices to help people intentionally develop their own …
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PPN Bites: “Does visualizing success actually work?” by Carin Rockind (Episode 14)
Watch on YouTube Hi, I’m Carin Rockind. Welcome to PPN Bites, where we give you 60-second helpings of the positive psychology news you need to know. Last year during the …
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PPN Bites: “What is the leading cause of unhappiness?” by Carin Rockind (Episode 13)
Tal Ben-Shahar, researcher, positive psychologist and Harvard professor, has proven and shown that perfectionism is a leading cause of unhappiness. A 2017 study shows that perfectionism has actually only increased …
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Redefining True Health Care: Inaugural Summit on Happiness Science in Health
On May 6-7, 2018, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) hosted a ground-breaking Summit on Happiness Science in Health Care: Infusing Positive Psychology into Medicine and Health Care. Participants …
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Putting Research into Practice With Mindfulness X (Sponsored)
by Craig Smithby Craig SmithMindfulness X was developed in the Netherlands by Hugo Alberts, psychologist, researcher, and entrepreneur. The program combines the practice and psychology of mindfulness for trainers looking to apply a science-based …
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Practicing Happy Together can be a SNAP for Aristotelian Lovers
Today I want to highlight two compelling concepts from Happy Together that can help you cultivate stronger and happier relationships.
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Positive Psychology Toolkit Update (Sponsored)
Early in my career I had learned that if you want your product or service to be successful, all you have to do is (ask and) listen and act on …
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A few months ago I explored the relationship between health outcomes and explanatory style in 200 executives, including 119 men and 81 women from the main companies in Peru. I …
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Looking Back: Last Year’s Resolution Changed My Life
by Alicia Assadby Alicia AssadI made a more gentle resolution for 2016, because I am a parent in a world where “mom guilt” is the trend. I want to do the best I can …
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What do we want in the near-term? In the long term? What are our goals in our work, recreational, relational, and personal lives?
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Could You Be Happier In Just 11 Minutes? The Strengths Challenge
I discovered that developing my strengths didn’t need to take more than 11 minutes each day. If you’d some help developing your strengths habit, then join us for the next …
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Try a New Year Routine, Part 2: Habits, Practices, and Rituals
by Jan Stanleyby Jan StanleyWe can leverage the power of routines by personalizing them to meet our needs and to match our goals. Using a design thinking mindset, three elements to consider when crafting …
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Instead of a Resolution, Try a New Year Routine (Part 1)
by Jan Stanleyby Jan StanleyA new year is here! With the turn of the calendar page comes a fresh start and a new hope for achieving our dreams. Yet each year only about eight …
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For several years, we’ve ended one year or started the next year by inviting our authors to make a suggestion to people looking forward to the year ahead. This is …
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Changing your To-Do List To Ta-Da!
Savoring what we’ve accomplished helps us experience gratitude for the good things in our lives, which puts us in a better frame of mind than just grinding it out. Then …
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On Sunday morning at the IPPA World Congress, I heard Barbara Fredrickson give a keynote address about a fundamental challenge of our time, helping people build healthy habits. She suggested …
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Engage in change on your own terms: an invitation to a TEDx talk.
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If oxytocin helps inhibit fear, and fear keeps us from exercise, can higher levels of oxytocin lead to more physical activity?