Top 10 Positive Psychology Articles on Mappalicious for 2016

IMG_0682Here are the top 10 Positive Psychology articles for 2016. It seems like you really like infographics this year…

  1. Great Infographic on Self-Compassion: How not to be Hard on Yourself
  2. Fabulous Infographic: Why People become Unhappy
  3. The Meaning of Life according to different Philosophers [Infographic]
  4. Positive Psychology Articles – a topical Collection
  5. Do you want to find more Meaning in your Work? Here´s where you should look for it – according to Science
  6. Strengths gone astray: The real mental Illnesses?
  7. Positive Psychology Constructs
  8. Explaining Character Strengths to Children: Meet the Dynamos
  9. Are you a H.E.R.O.? Positive Organizational Capital (PsyCap) explained
  10. Infographic: How to be Wise – as an Entrepreneur (and in Life)

Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 51/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

Bakadesuyo: Stoicism Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You Mentally Strong by Eric Barker

Guardian: Why time management is ruining our lives by Oliver Burkeman

Scientific American: One Skeptical Scientist’s Mindfulness Journey by Scott Barry Kaufman

New York Times: What the West Can Learn From Japan About the Cultural Value of Work by John Lanchester

Psychology Today: Why Wellbeing Is Harder Than It Looks by Michelle McQuaid (Interview with Peggy Kern)

Gallup: The Damage Inflicted by Poor Managers by Marco Nink & Jennifer Robison

Big Think: Compassion Is Weaved Throughout Our Nervous System, Researchers Have Found by Philip Perry

Fast Company: Try This Exercise In Radical Empathy To Minimize Conflict by Elisabeth Segran

CCARE: A Compassionate Resolution for this Season by Monica Worline & Jane Dutton

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Hardiness: How to run 50 Marathons in 50 Days

lahti_sisuIf you’ve visited Mappalicious in the past, you might have encountered Emilia Lahti, a fellow Penn Mappster from Finland. Currently, she’s in the process of writing her Ph.D. on Sisu, which is a Finnish word for the concept of strong determination and hardiness in the face of severe adversity. It´s an integral part of the Finnish culture and belongs to a set of untranslatable words that researcher Tim Lomas has written about.

Now, ever so often research is actually me-search. Emilia is a victim of domestic abuse and has started a project to raise awareness around this crucial issue. In 2017, she’s going to run 1,500 miles across New Zealand in 50 days – that’s roughly a marathon per day. She will perform this outstanding feat to support her initiative “Sisu not Silence”. If you´d like to find out more about this and maybe even donate, you can learn more here.

Today, Emilia was featured in an awesome video on NowThis. Go have a look…

 

Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 50/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

New York Magazine: Why Danes Think They’re Always The Happiest Country by Drake Baer

The Week: 4 ways to bring more meaning into your life by Eric Barker

Guardian: Are you too old to find success? by Oliver Burkeman

Atlantic: Praise is a consolation prize (about Carol Dweck’s work in growth mindset) by Christine Gross-Loh

Atlantic: Awesomeness Is Everything by Matthew Hutson

Guardian: Happiness depends on health and friends, not money, says new study by Phillip Inman

Washington Post: Leaders are more powerful when they’re humble, new research shows by Ashley Merryman

Psychology Today: Want Your Work to Flourish? Link Strengths and Goals by Ryan Niemiec

New York Magazine: To Be More Productive, First Figure Out Your Productivity Style by Cari Romm

Science Daily: People’s energy in the workplace is key to staff retention, no author

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 49/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

Greater Good Science Center: Is Your Empathy Determined by Your Genes? by Summer Allen

Psychology Today: The Happy Brain by Mark Banschick

Wall Street Journal: The perils of empathy by Paul Bloom

New York Times: How to Choose Happiness by Marie Kondo

Redlands Daily Facts: President Obama — our positive psychologist-in-chief: Guest commentary by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Gallup: What Strengths Tell Us About Men and Women by Jane Miller and Amy Adkins

Creativity Post: 3 Foolproof Ways to Prevent Work Burnout, Backed by Science by Emma Seppälä

Greater Good Science Center: Would the World Be Better Off without Empathy? by Jill Suttie

USA Today: Key to money happiness may be in how you spend it by Russ Wiles

Positive.News: Why now is the time for serious optimism by Seán Dagan Wood

Atlantic: Self-Control Is Just Empathy With Your Future Self by Ed Yong

Heleo: Beyond Grit: The Science of Creativity, Purpose, and Motivation (feat. Angela Duckworth & Adam Grant), no author

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 48/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

New York Magazine: It’s Possible to Train Yourself to Be More Optimistic by Drake Baer

Bakadesuyo: 4 Easy Tricks That Will Make You Productive by Eric Barker

APA: Motivate Employees By Supporting Their Autonomy by Christopher Budnick

Psychology Today: Thinking Errors in Depression by Neil Burton

Greater Good Science Center: How to Only Do Things You Actually Want to Do by Christine Carter

Psychology Today: How to Remain Optimistic Through Change by Susanna Halonen

Quartz: Can money buy happiness? by Catherine Jansson-Boyd

Psychology Today: Is Positive Psychology Proven? (Interview with my Capstone advisor Margaret “Peggy” Kern) by Michelle McQuaid

Harvard Business Review: How to Bring Mindfulness to Your Company’s Leadership by Megan Reitz & Michael Chaskalson

New York Magazine: To Be Happier, Do One Creative Thing Every Day by Cari Romm

Greater Good Science Center: Why Is It So Hard to Make Positive Changes? by Jill Suttie

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 47/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

Guardian: Reasons to be cheerful: how putting other people first will make you happy by Dan Ariely

New York Magazine: The Chinese Word for Anger Shows the Best Way to Get Mad by Drake Baer

Guardian: Why rewards can backfire by Oliver Burkeman

Science for Work: Trust: does it impact team performance… or not? by Wendy Hirsch

Psychology Today: Can We Simplify Wellbeing? (Interview with Aaron Jarden) by Michelle McQuaid

Psychology Today: The Impostor Syndrome and How To Handle It by Adam Molinsky

World Economic Forum: Do you trust your boss? Your answer may depend on where you live by Joe Myers

Wall Street Journal: Civility at Work Helps Everyone Get Ahead by Christine Porath

World Economic Forum: 10 companies that are great at empathy by Stéphanie Thomson

New York Times: Actually, Let’s Not Be in the Moment by Ruth Whippman

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Realize. Relate. Relieve. On Compassion in Organizations

Two weeks ago, I gave my second TEDx talk on compassion in organizations. If you are interested in the (sort of) transcript of my talk, please visit this post. The purpose of this one is just to share some photos and to congratulate the fabulous organizing team of TEDxEBS 2016. The photos were shot by Erfan Fazloomi.

Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 46/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

New York Magazine: Yes, Quitting Facebook May Make You Happier by Drake Baer

Psychology Today: Can You Be Vulnerable at Work? by Megan Dalla-Camina

Center for Positive Organizations: For a better workplace, make first moments matter feat. Jane Dutton

Harvard Business Review: If You Can’t Empathize with Your Employees, You’d Better Learn To by Annie McKee

Guardian: The pursuit of happiness: could a ‘happy city index’ end Bristol’s blues? by Arit Niranjan

The Positive Organization: Repairing Relationships at Work by Robert Quinn

New York Times: How Exercise Might Keep Depression at Bay by Gretchen Reynolds

Greater Good Science Center: How the Growth Mindset Can Increase Cooperation by Alex Shashkevich

Psychology Today: 7 Ways to Be Awe-Inspired in Everyday Life by Andy Tix

Psychology Today: Neuroscience Research Shows How Mood Impacts Perception by Susan Krauss Whitbourne

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 45/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

New York Magazine: How to (Kind of) Master Your Neuroticism by Drake Baer

New York Magazine: People Really Are Happier When the Sun Is Out Longer by Drake Baer

Psychology Today: Positive Thinking? Overrated by Samantha Boardman

Entrepreneur: 11 Habits of Truly Happy People by Travis Bradberry

New York Magazine: Power Reveals Who You Really Are by Melissa Dahl

Creativity Post: LinkedIn + Positive Psychology: Applying Science To The Way We Work by Stephanie Harrison

Huffington Post: Can You Create Positive Changes From The Bottom Up? (Interview with Chris White) by Michelle McQuaid

Greater Good Science Center: Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience by Kira Newman

Psychology Today: Positive Emotions and Wellbeing by Marianna Pogosyan

New York Times: The end of Relaxation by Sadie Stein

Huffington Post UK: Have More Conversations That Matter by Mark Williamson

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