My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from the last three months.
New York Magazine: Success Depends on Your Personality More Than IQ by Drake Baer
New York Magazine: The 4 ‘Spaces’ Cities Need to Make People Happier by Drake Baer
New York Magazine: What Good Is Hope? by Drake Baer
Positive Prescription: Looking for Purpose? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions by Samantha Boardman
Huffington Post: Helping others is the key to longevity, study finds by Carolyn Gregoire
Greater Good Science Center: What Will the Theme of Your Life Be in 2017? by Kira Newman
New York Magazine: To Feel More Productive, Take a Break to Do Something Selfless by Cari Romm
New York Magazine: In 2017, Pursue Meaning Instead of Happiness by Esfahani Smith & Jennifer Aaker
Psychology Today: Applying Psychological Science to Meet Your Goals by Erlanger Turner
CNN: How to become more optimistic, no author
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
APA.org: Growth after Trauma by Lorna Collier
Guardian: The placebo effect: is there something in it after all? Steve Connor
New York Magazine: Empathy Is Nice, But It’s Not Exactly Necessary by Melissa Dahl
New York Times: Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded by The Dalai Lama & Arthur Brooks
New York Post: Are Mormons the happiest people in America? by Mackenzie Dawson
New York Times: Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed by David Kirp
Vox: The myth of self-control by Brian Resnick
Psychology Today: How to Have a Positive Powerful Presence by Marcia Reynolds
Psychology Today: Why Don’t We Trust Each Other More? by Nan Russell
Psychology Today: Emotions and Rationality in Leadership by Eyal Winter
New York Magazine: 3 Ways to Get Over ‘Status Quo Bias’ at Work by Drake Baer
Forbes: The Psychology Of Professional Purpose: How To Follow Your Calling by Caroline Beaton
Psychology Today: The Happiness Myth: Why the pursuit of Happiness will make you miserable by Atalanta Beaumont
Atlantic: How to Build a Happier Brain by Julie Beck
Guardian: Want to ‘train your brain’? Forget apps, learn a musical Instrument by Mo Costandi
New York Magazine: By the Way, You Don’t Have to Stop Power Posing by Melissa Dahl
Psychology Today: 3 Fascinating Discoveries About Laughter by Todd Kashdan
Quartz: Scientists explain how happiness makes us less creative by Ephrat Livni
Quartz: Google’s former happiness guru developed a three-second brain exercise for finding joy by Lila MacLellan
The Positive Organization: The Choice to be Transformational by Robert Quinn
New York Magazine: Want to Make Better Decisions? Try ‘Temptation Bundling’ by Jesse Singal
Pursuit (University of Melbourne): Positive Psychology much more than Happyology by Katerine Smith (Interview with my MAPP Capstone advisor Peggy Kern)
Quartz: The Japanese practice of ‘forest bathing’ is scientifically proven to improve your health by Ephrat Livni
Quartz: Positive psychology is rooted in the radical idea that you are not a problem to fix by Tim Lomas
Guardian: Our children are paying a high price for society’s vision of success by Tim Lott
Forbes: Five Behaviors Of People Who Are Happy At Work by Rebecca Newton
GQ: The World’s Happiest Man Wishes You Wouldn’t Call Him That by Michael Paterniti
Psychology Today: The Secret to Achieving Your Dreams No One Tells You About by Emma Seppälä
Mindful.org: How to Free Yourself from Your Personal Stories by Bob Stahl & Steve Flowers
Greater Good Science Center: People Who Trust Technology Are Happier by Deborah Yip
Heleo: Nir Eyal and Monica Worline on Why Cultivating Compassion is Crucial for Success in Business, no author
Science Daily: In the workplace, incivility begets incivility, new study shows, no author
BBC: School league tables ‘should show well-being’ by Sean Coughlin
New York Magazine: A Little Loneliness Can Be a Very Good Thing by Melissa Dahl
Psychology Today: Stoic Truths for a Digital World by John Sean Doyle
The Conversation: Can money buy you happiness? It’s complicated by Cathrine Jansson-Boyd
Inc: The Negative People in your Life are literally Killing you by Jessica Stillman
New York Times: The Art of Making (and Not Making) Plans by Verena von Pfetten
Fast Company: Science-Backed Ways To Build Confidence When You Feel Like You’re Out Of Your League by Stephanie Vozza
Huffington Post: In Defense of Doers by Chris White
Scientific American: Depressed? Do What You Love by Daisy Yuhas
Yahoo Finance: 99 Percent of Employees With High Well-Being and Organizational Support Say Their Employer Is a Good Place to Work, no author
New York Magazine: A Smart Sense of Humor Helps People Survive Being Alive by Drake Baer
Bakadesuyo: This Is How To Unlock Meaning In Life: 4 Proven Secrets by Eric Barker
Greater Good Science Center: How to Teach Happiness at School by Ilona Boniwell
New York Times: Teaching Your Child Emotional Agility KJ Dell’Antonia
Harvard Business Reciew: How Microsoft Uses a Growth Mindset to Develop Leaders by Carol Dweck & Kathleen Hogan
Forbes: How To Train These Six Senses Of Happiness by Jessica Hagy
Psychology Today: The Subtle but Very Real Human Costs of Reorganizations by Victor Lipman
Psychology Today: The Science of Accomplishing Your Goals by Ralph Ryback
Psychology Today: The Top 3 Insights of Highly Innovative Leaders by Emma Seppälä
Creativity Post: You Can’t Clone Talent and Wisdom by Steve Tobak
Psychology Today: How Leaders Can Bring Calm to Chaotic Organizations by Ray Williams
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