Month: May 2017

Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 18/2017

My favorite news and blog articles covering Positive Psychology and adjacent Topics from (roughly) the last seven days.

Positive Psychology News Digest

Inc: How to Gain Strength From Your Darkest Moments (Interview with Adam Grant) by Leigh Buchanan

Inc: Pay Attention to These Surprising 6 Red Flags to Burnout. You May Be Closer Than You Think by Laura Garnett

Psychology Today: Are We Evolved for Happiness? by Glenn Geher

Psychology Today: The Problem with Measuring Happiness by Todd Kashdan

Atlantic: Why Do Americans Smile So Much by Olga Khazan

The Age: Debate on future of work needs a Focus by Alex Lavelle

Atlantic: Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis by Laura Sergeant Richardson

New York Magazine: Thinking of Your Job As a Calling Isn’t Always a Good Thing by Cari Romm

New York Magazine: To Get Better at Reading People’s Feelings, Pay Attention to Your Own Body by Cari Romm

Heleo: See More, Judge Less: A Mindful Approach to Success, no author

Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 17/2017

Positive Psychology News Digest

My favorite news and blog articles covering Positive Psychology and adjacent Topics from (roughly) the last seven days.

Fast Company: Your Positive Work Culture Might Be Making Your Team Less Productive by Belle Cooper

New York Times: You’re Too Focused on What You’re Focused On by Erica Boothby

Huffington Post: Civil Actions: Creating A Culture of Kindness at Work by Kimberly Connor

New York Magazine: A New Theory on Why People Who Exercise Lots Are So Damn Happy All the Time by Melissa Dahl

Forbes: ROK (Return On Kindness): It’s More Than Just Being Nice by Roger Dean Duncan

Washington Post: Prioritizing these three things will improve your life — and maybe even save it by Colby Itkowitz

Fast Company: You May Soon Be Able To Take A Drug To Prevent Depression by Adele Peters

New York Magazine: How Should We Talk About Amy Cuddy, Death Threats, and the Replication Crisis? by Jesse Singal

New York Magazine: Become More Resilient by Learning to Take Joy Seriously by Brad Stulberg

Guardian: Google’s Mo Gawdat: ‘Happiness is like keeping fit. You have to work out’ by Ian Tucker

Heleo: What to Do When Bad Things Happen and We Don’t Know How We Should Respond (Interview with Monica Worline), no author