Orin Davis, the first person to receive a PhD in positive psychology, honors his mentor, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, for not just being a great contributor to the field, but also being a powerful role model of how to be a good scientist. Csikszentmihaly was open to seeing his own ideas challenged, extended, or even contradicted.

In this latest edition of the MAPP Magazine, experts take what they have learned from working with individuals in high-intensity, high-pressure environments (think championship-winning sports teams, performing artists, and the military) and figured out what that means for the rest of us.

Dr. Paul Zak explains the evolution of his free app, SIX, which uses data from smart wearable devices to detect the value of experiences in the brain that contribute to happiness and resilience. Because what gets measured gets acted on, he invites readers to get the app and use the information to enhance well-being.

This issue of MAPP Magazine explores thriving sexuality, shifting narratives around reproductive health, and work in developing a comprehensive model of sexual well-being. This information epitomizes the emerging field of positive sexuality.

What does it mean to exist in groups, communities, as a species, and part of this world? We need to think about what is beyond each of us and wholeheartedly consider the collective. Change starts small, first imagining what we need to consider the collective and then taking steps to set these ideas into motion.