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Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 16/2017

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

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Quartz: The world’s largest assessment of teenage students suggests happiness is crucial to learning by Jenny Anderson

Greater Good Science Center: Confessions of a Bad Meditator by Christine Carter

Quartz: Silicon Valley executives are hiring philosophers to teach them to question everything by Michael Coren

Psychology Today: Are You the Pursuer or the Distancer in Your Relationship? by Lisa Firestone

Washington Post: Introverts tend to be better CEOs — and other surprising traits of top-performing executives by Jena McGregor

Huffington Post: You Don’t Need Good Grades To Get An A+ In Resilience by Bowman Nixon

Psychology Today: Why Speaking Less is the Secret to Powerful Communication by Emma Seppälä

Psychology Today: 7 Must-Read Books to Change Your Life This Summer by Emma Seppälä

Quartz: Our need to feel special is making us lonely by Emma Seppälä & Peter Sims

Quartz: What is the evolutionary purpose of happiness? by Oliver Staley

BBC: Prince William says keeping a stiff upper lip can damage health, no author

Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 14/2017

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

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Penn News: Penn Researcher Awarded $2.5 Million to Study Well-being Effects of the Arts and Humanities by Michele Berger & Katherine Unger Baillie

New York Times: Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones by Jane Brody

Quartz: Knowing when to quit is as important as having grit by Susan David

Atlantic: How Loneliness Begets Loneliness by Olga Khazan

Fast Company: Want To Be Happier And More Successful? Learn To Like Other People by David Mayer

Psychology Today: Having a Religion Doesn’t Help You, But Practicing One Does by Ryan Niemiec

Psychology Today: Presidents and the Pursuit of Happiness by Benjamin Radcliff

New York Times: Check This Box if You’re a Good Person by Rebecca Sabky

Harvard Business Review: Meaningful Work Should Not Be a Privilege of the Elite by Richard Straub & Julia Kirby

Harvard Business Review: 6 Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation by Kasia Wezowski

Positive Psychology News Digest | October – December 2016

mappalicious_news_oct_dec_17My 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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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. 43/2016

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

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)

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 42/2016 (Philly Edition)

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

This edition of the Positive Psychology News Digest is brought to you directly from the University of Pennsylvania. I´m attending the annual Penn MAPP Summit, listening to Martin Seligman right now as I´m typing this. Good times…

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

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Positive Psychology News Digest | July-September 2016 (+ 130 Articles)

Time: 4 Rituals That Will Make You Happy, According to Neuroscience by Eric Barker

Positive Prescription: Session with Angela Duckworth by Samantha Boardman

Vice: America’s Search for Happiness Is Driving Us Crazy by Peter Moskowitz

Atlantic: Awe Isn’t Necessarily Good for You by Michelle Nijhuis

Washington Post: A Harvard psychologist explains why forcing positive thinking won’t make you happy by Neda Semnani

New York Magazine: ’Power Posing’ Co-author: ‘I Do Not Believe That ‘Power Pose’ Effects Are Real’ by Jesse Singal

New York Magazine: Here is Amy Cuddy’s Response to Critiques of Her Power-Posing Research by Jesse Singal & Melissa Dahl

Phys.org: Game theory research reveals fragility of common resources by Emil Venere

Economist: Against happiness, no author

Heleo: Adam Grant and Barry Schwartz on Incentives, Motivation, and Chance, no author

NPR: Here’s How Schools Can Support Students’ Mental Health by Meg Anderson

Harvard Business Review: Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do About It by Michael Beer, Magnus Finnström & Derek Schrader

Psychology Today: Strengths at Work by Dan Collinson

Guardian: Do our brains have extraordinary untapped powers? by Mo Costandi

NPR: Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives? by Richard Harris

Guardian: Why being a fake is bad for you by Stephen Joseph

Good News Network: Positive Psychology Students Learn by Giving Free Hugs on Campus by McKinley Korbley

New York Times: Want to Find Fulfillment at Last? Think Like a Designer by Steven Kurutz

Huffington Post: For Business Schools, Being Good is No Longer Good Enough by Dan LeClair

Psychology Today: What Does It Take to Be Happy? by David Ludden

Strategy+Business: How Well Do You Know the Story of You? by Eric McNulty

Fulfillment Daily: Why you shouldn’t set goals for success by Ray Williams

Harvard Business Review: The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs by Wayne Baker

Fast Company: 7 Science-Backed Steps To Take Before Quitting A Job That’s Burning You Out by Rachel Grumman Bender

Wall Street Journal: The More Cash People Have, the Happier They Are by Andrew Blackman

ERE Media: The Business Benefits Of Happy Employees by Karlyn Borysenko

Wall Street Journal: Get Your Children Good and Dirty by Brett Finlay & Marie-Claire Arrieta

New York Times: The Difference Between Rationality and Intelligence by David Hambrick & Alexander Burgoyne

Greater Good Science Center: Who Is Attracted to Inspiring Media? by Sophie Janicke

New York Times: Can You Have a Good Life if You Don’t Have a Good Job? by Michael Lind

Guardian: Could bad buildings damage your mental health? by Emily Reynolds

New York Times: Can Teenage Defiance Be Manipulated for Good? by Amanda Ripley

Fast Company: 7 Surprising Facts About Creativity, According To Science by John Paul Titlow

Huffington Post: Three ways to work better together by Chris White

Heleo: Mastering the Art of Pre-suasion with Robert Cialdini, no author

CNN: Fall in love with a job you don’t even like, in three steps by David Allan

New York Magazine: You Can Write Your Way Out of an Emotional Funk. Here’s How by Susan David

Wall Sreet Journal: Design Your Way to a Happier Life by Dave Evans & Bill Burnett

New York Times: Researchers Confront an Epidemic of Loneliness by Katie Hafner

BPS Research Digest: It’s possible to learn to be more optimistic by Christian Jarrett

Harvard Business Review: Don’t Let Power Corrupt You by Dacher Keltner

Psychology Today: Using Gratitude to Change Your Happiness Set Point by Laura Markham

The National: Can social media reveal happiness? by Christopher Pike

The Positive Organization: Purpose and Appreciation by Robert Quinn

New York Magazine: You Should Visualize Positive and Negative Outcomes More by Jesse Singal

Quartz: One Swedish town is conducting a giant social experiment to make its workers happier by Cassie Werber

Stanford GSB: Which Will Get You Further: Fitting In or Standing Out? by Eleine Zimmerman

New York Times: Making Modern Toughness by David Brooks

New York Magazine: How to Motivate Your Employees: Give Them Compliments and Pizza by Melissa Dahl

Slate: Sad Face: Another classic finding in psychology—that you can smile your way to happiness—just blew up by Daniel Engber

Washington Post: Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama by Christopher Ingraham

Psychology Today: Is Positive Psychology Burning You Out by Michelle McQuaid

New York Times: Do You Believe in God, or Is That a Software Glitch? by Kate Murphy

Guardian: Hunting for hygge, a new ingredient in Denmark’s recipe for happiness by Richard Orange

Guardian: If you want to practise mindfulness, the garden is the place to be by Tom Smart

Psychology Today: How to Spot Authenticity by Stephen Joseph

ABC Australia: Gut health, mental wellbeing and immunity linked to outdoor play by Layla Tucak

Fast Company: What Happened When I Pretended To Be Outgoing For A Week by Stephanie Vozza

New York Times: Growing Older, Getting Happier by Nicholas Bakalar

Wall Street Journal: Why You Need Negative Feelings by Elizabeth Bernstein

Washington Post: Your Instagram feed can tell us if you’re depressed, study suggest by Ariana Eunjung Cha

New York Magazine: You’re Not Supposed to Be Happy All the Time by Melissa Dahl

New York Magazine: This Study Got People to Make Huge Life Decisions by Flipping a Coin by Flipping a Coin by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: Crazy Busy? What Would You Pay for an Hour of Calm? by Paula Davis-Laack

Greater Good Science Center: The Power of Forgiveness at Work by Brooke Deterline

Telegraph: Say hello to hygge: The Danish secret to happiness by Maria Lally

Inc: These 5 Powerful Daily Habits Will Make You a More Positive Person by Jessica Stillman

Fast Company: The Surprising Scientific Link Between Happiness And Decision Making by Laura Vanderkam

Economist: Believing is seeing: New technologies will make society richer by cultivating trust, no author

NPR: Which Countries Are Best At Converting National Wealth Into Well-Being? by Nurith Aizenman

Forbes: 5 Strategies To Close The Confidence Gap by Paula Davis-Laack

Psychology Today: A Simple Exercise to Boost Optimism (And Improve Health) by Utpal Dholakia

Stanford Medicine: Well now: What humans need to flourish by Jennie Dusheck

Consequence of Sound: Going to concerts regularly leads to a happier life, according to a new study by Alex Galbraith

BBC: There’s no such thing as flexible work by Georgina Kenyon

New York Times: Hesitant to Make That Big Life Change? Permission Granted by Carl Richards

New York Mag: The Best Time to Do Stuff You Hate Is When You’re at Your Happiest by Cari Romm

New York Mag: To Be Happier at Work, Get a Hobby by Cari Romm

Forbes: Forget Positive Thinking: This Is How To Actually Change Negative Thoughts For Success by Melody Wilding

The Conversation: Negative reports of positive psychology show ignorance isn’t bliss by Adam Barsky & Michael Zyphur

Atlantic: Story of My Life: How Narrative Creates Personality by Julie Beck

Quartz: Psychology has identified three mindsets shared by people who actually follow through on their goals by Amanda Crowell

Wired UK: Not enjoying your job? Let the spark of passion come first by Angela Duckworth

Psychology Today: 10 discoveries about well-being that everyone must know by Todd Kashdan

Guardian: The Danish Way of Parenting review – how to raise the world’s happiest Kids by Alice O´Keeffe

Washington Post: Clinton is more optimistic than Trump. But optimism doesn’t predict winners anymore by Martin Seligman

Fulfillment Daily: Get an Edge on Your Work & Happiness with Self-Compassion by Emma Seppälä

Wall Street Journal: What do teens need most from parents for intellectual, social and emotional development? by Sue Shellenbarger

Time: Why the American Dream Is Making You Unhappy by Ruth Whippman

Huffington Post: How to motivate people? Don’t do it yourself by Chris White

New York Magazine: ‘Take a Deep Breath’ Is Advice That Works Physiologically and Psychologically by Drake Baer

Psychology Today: The Neuroprotective Powers of Exercise Should Motivate You by Christopher Bergland

Harvard Business Review: Can You Really Power an Organization with Love? by Duncan Coombe

Psychology Today: The Playful Life by Bernard De Koven

Forbes: The Joy Of Work: Menlo Innovations by Steve Denning

Psychology Today: 4 Reasons Why an Optimistic Outlook Is Good for Your Health by Utpal Dholakia

Guardian: The Happiness Industry by William Davies review – why capitalism has turned us into narcissists by Terry Eagleton

Greater Good Science Center: Is Artistic Inspiration Contagious? by Scott Barry Kaufman

Atlantic: Would you be happier with a different personality? by Scott Barry Kaufman

Fast Company: 4 Ways To Bounce Back When You’re Treated Unfairly At Work by David Mayer

Finnish News: Perceptions of Finnish Sisu – in California by Göte Nyman

New York Magazine: Why Declaring ‘I’m an Introvert!’ Limits Your Life by Drake Baer

Time: The fun way to easily improve your life, backed by research by Eric Barker

Forbes: 10 Troubling Habits Of Chronically Unhappy People by Travis Bradberry

New York Times: The Structure of Gratitude by David Brooks

Atlantic: How to change your personality by Scott Barry Kaufman

New Yorker: What Makes People Feel Upbeat at Work by Maria Konnikova

Business Insider: The same trait that can make you popular in middle school also helps you succeed at work by Shana Lebowitz

Tech Insider: Science says happier people have these 9 things in common by Kevin Loria

Psychology Today: What Happens When Hope Is Lost? by Michelle McQuaid

Washington Post: The downside of being happy by Ana Swanson

Psychology Today: How Stress Makes Us Healthier and Happier by Nick Tasler

Huffington Post: Lessons learned about positive psychology and positive education by Susie Wolbe

Scientific American: Kindness Contagion by Jamil Zaki

New York Times: The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love by Robert Frank

Psychology Today: Why Limit Yourself? by Seth Gillihan

Heleo: Of the Two Kinds of Happiness, This One Will Help You Be More Resilient by Mandy Godwin

Independent: Altruism has more of an evolutionary advantage than selfishness, mathematicians say by Ian Johnston

Aeon: Don’t think too positive by Gabriele Oettingen & Pam Weintraub

Fast Company: This Is The Most Likely Reason Why You Feel Successful But Still Aren’t Happy by Neil Pasricha

The Positive Organization: An Elusive Leadership Skill by Robert Quinn

Weekly Times Now: Mindfulness is becoming more of a priority in Schools by Camille Smith

International Business Times: Reading books and watching films makes you kinder in real life by Léa Surugue

Greater Good Science Center: Why Your Office Needs More Nature by Jill Suttie

Atlantic: Can this app make me happier? by Julie Beck

Positive Psychology News Daily: Are There Items on Today’s To-Do List that Bring You Joy? by Kathryn Britton

Esquire: 6 Surprising Things Science Says Will Make You Happy by Olivia Ovenden

Telegraph: Should happiness be part of the school curriculum? by Olivia Parker

Huffington Post: Can Your Building Make You Healthier? by Dan Probst

The Positive Organization: Denial and Reality by Robert Quinn

ABC: Connecting the dots between happiness and a sense of meaning by Sophie Scott

USA Today: Educators see gold in Pokémon Go by Greg Toppo

Time: Practice doesn’t make perfect, actually by Zachary Hambrick & Fredrik Ullén

Heleo: Scott Barry Kaufman and Sarah Lewis on the Art and Science of Creativity, no author

Wall Street Journal: Why good storytellers are happier in life and in love by Elizabeth Bernstein

Psychology Today: The Perils of Pursuing Pleasure by Michael Bishop

Guardian: How to stay happy when the sky is falling in by Oliver Burkeman

CityLab: The Price of Happiness in Cities by Richard Florida

Atlantic: 7 Ways to Find Meaning at Work by Uri Friedman

Harvard Business Review: Everyone Suffers from Imposter Syndrome — Here’s How to Handle it by Andy Molinsky

Psychology Today: Why Is There Hardly Any Purpose, Trust or Joy at Work? by Dan Pontefract

Fast Company: Scientific Proof That Buying Things Can Actually Lead To Happiness (Sometimes) by Dinsa Sachan

New York Mag: Can Attachment Theory Explain All Our Relationships? by Bethany Saltman

New Yorker: A Better Kind of Happiness by Will Storr

CNBC: A psychologist says this is the formula for success by Marguerite Ward

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 32/2016

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

The Conversation: Negative reports of positive psychology show ignorance isn’t bliss by Adam Barsky & Michael Zyphur

Atlantic: Story of My Life: How Narrative Creates Personality by Julie Beck

Quartz: Psychology has identified three mindsets shared by people who actually follow through on their goals by Amanda Crowell

Wired UK: Not enjoying your job? Let the spark of passion come first by Angela Duckworth

Psychology Today: 10 discoveries about well-being that everyone must know by Todd Kashdan

Guardian: The Danish Way of Parenting review – how to raise the world’s happiest Kids by Alice O´Keeffe

Washington Post: Clinton is more optimistic than Trump. But optimism doesn’t predict winners anymore by Martin Seligman

Fulfillment Daily: Get an Edge on Your Work & Happiness with Self-Compassion by Emma Seppälä

Wall Street Journal: What do teens need most from parents for intellectual, social and emotional development? by Sue Shellenbarger

Time: Why the American Dream Is Making You Unhappy by Ruth Whippman

Huffington Post: How to motivate people? Don’t do it yourself by Chris White

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Positive Psychology News Digest April – June | +130 Articles 

Did you miss any of my weekly Positive Psychology news digests over the last three months? Don’t worry, I got you covered. Here are all the news articles I collected over the last 120 days. Share and enjoy!

Center for Positive Organizations: Understanding positive business: Learning how to lead by Sue Ashford

Economist: Your employees wish you were emotionally intelligent by Natalie Baker

Center for Positive Organizations: Respectful engagement cultivates higher levels of creativity by Jane Dutton et al.

Psychology Today: The Shortcut to Finding Pleasure from Pain by Todd Kashdan

Huffington Post (Lifestyle): Simplicity, Free Time and Pursuing Your Passions by Taylor Kreiss

The Positive Organization: The Power of Self-Change via Robert Quinn

Vox: How scientists fell in and out of love with the hormone oxytocin by Brian Resnick

New York Times: The Keys to Happiness by Victoria Shannon

Forbes: Living Life With Renewed Energy: The Purpose Of Purpose by Brett Steenbarger

Huffington Post: 6 Quick Steps for Finding Your Company’s Authentic Purpose by Vic Strecher

Bakadesuyo: How To Be More Confident: 3 Secrets Backed By Research by Scott Barker

Fast Company: The Secret To Making Anxiety Work In Your Favor by Amy Cuddy

Sisu Lab: What’s Your 4-Minute Mile? by Emilia Lahti

Washington Post: Why this Wharton wunderkind wants leaders to replace their intuition with evidence by Jena McGregor

Fast Company: How to identify and get rid of the hidden beliefs that could be holding you back by Gwen Moran

Washington Post: The surprisingly easy way to reduce your anxiety by Amy Ellis Nutt

Guardian: Forget mindfulness, stop trying to find yourself and start faking it by Michael Puett & Christine Gross-Loh

New York Times: Angela Duckworth on Passion, Grit and Success by Julie Scelfo

Harvard Business Review: Good Bosses create more Wellness than Wellness plans do by Emma Seppälä

Forbes: Becoming The Kind Of Leader You Would Want To Follow by Brett Steenbarger

Science Daily: Can money buy happiness? maybe, if you spend it according to your personality type, no author

Sydney Morning Herald: The pursuit of happiness (at work) by James Adonis

Quartz: Schools are finally teaching what kids need to be successful in life by Jenny Anderson

Quartz: Happiness is the new GDP by Livia Gershon

Today: Happiness fueled by relationships, work, something ‘larger than self’ by Susan Donaldson James

WEC: Is “Psychological Danger” killing your team’s performance? by Lauren Joseph

Fast Company: Here’s why your idea of success might be making you miserable by David Mayer

Psychology Today: What the Best CEOs on Earth Do Better by Emma Seppälä

Psychology Today: The Kafka Effect by Nick Tasler

Atlantic: Is Grit Overrated? by Jerry Useem

London Business School: Non-financial assets key to 100-year-life, no author

Guardian: How less stuff could make us happier – and fix stagnation by Katie Allen

New York Magazine: How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: 7 Stress Relief Strategies You Can Do in 10 Minutes or Less by Paula Davis-Laack

PsyBlog: The Emotion That ‘Vaccinates’ Us Against Impulsiveness and Poor Self-Control by Jeremy Dean

Atlantic: Harvard Just Launched a Center for Happiness by James Hamblin

Fast Company: The three rules of behavioral economics that can lead to success by David Hoffeld

Harvard Business Review: When economic Growth doesn’t make Countries happier by Selin Kesebir

Atlantic: The Three Types of Happiness by Olga Khazan

Atlantic: Why so many smart people aren’t happy by Joe Pisnker

Inc: Want to Be Happier? Ask Yourself This Question Every Morning by Chris Winfield

Bakadesuyo: What seven factors make companies more productive and employees happier? via Eric Barker

New York Times: ‘Grit,’ by Angela Duckworth by Judith Shulevitz

Guardian: How to be happy: follow these five easy steps by Emma Cook

CNN: Why millennials struggle for success by Angela Duckworth

Fast Company: Why innovative companies like Google are letting employees craft their own jobs by Vivian Giang

Greater Good Science Center: How Positive Media Can Make Us Better People by Sophie Janicke

Ideas.TED: 7 lessons about finding the work you were meant to do by Kate Torgovnick May

Positive Psychology News Daily: How to Have a Good Day by Lisa Sansom

Forbes: The Solution Focus: Turning Positive Psychology Into Your Positive Psychology by Brett Steenbarger

Fast Company: Four myths most bosses believe about employee engagement by Stephanie Vozza

Guardian: Is grit the true secret of success? by Paula Cocozza

Quartz: The key to happiness at work isn’t money–it’s autonomy by Bell Beth Cooper

New York Magazine: Don’t Believe the Hype About Grit, Pleads the Scientist Behind the Concept by Melissa Dahl

NPR: How To Teach Children That Failure Is The Secret To Success by Tara Haelle

Scientific American: Review of ‘Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance’ by Scott Barry Kaufman

Greater Good Science Center: Why Do We Feel Awe? by Dacher Keltner

Atlantic: Self-esteem doesn’t work. Try self-compassion instead by Olga Khazan

Greater Good Science Center: Happy People Don´€™t Need to Feel Superior by Kira M. Newman

The Positive Organization: Adaptive Confidence by Robert Quinn

New York Magazine: You Could Probably Lift a Car, If You Really Needed To by Cari Romm

Harvard Business Review: Creative Job Titles Can Energize Workers, no author, yet feat. Adam Grant

New Yorker: The Glossary of Happiness by Emily Anthes

L.A. Times: Research backs relationship between health, happiness by Patrice Apodaca

Medical Daily: Improving Mental Health And Wellbeing: How E-mail Exercises Boost Confidence, Gratitude by Lecia Bushak

Big Think: Want to Be Your Authentic Self? Get to Know Your Beliefs, Values, and Abilities by Amy Cuddy

Quartz: Neuroscience confirms that to be truly happy, you will always need something more by Olivia Goldhill

Washington Post: Why Angela Duckworth thinks “gritty” leaders are people to emulate by Jena McGregor

Guardian: Five things companies can do to boost employee happiness by Harriet Minter

Time: Your brain will age better if you do this by Alexandra Sifferlin

Greater Good Science Center: Living with a Purpose Changes Everything by Jill Suttie

Quartz: Harvard researchers have isolated a key to happiness, and Iceland is helping them test it by Cassie Werber

Edge: Misunderstanding Positive Emotion by June Gruber

Scientific American: A Self-Improvement Secret: Work on Strengths by Lauren Howe

NPR: MacArthur ‘Genius’ Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit by Anya Kamenetz

Smithsonian: If grit breeds success, how can I get grittier? by Emily Matchar

Psych Central: When Grit Falls Short by Robert McGrath

Huffington Post: A Quick Daily Writing Practice That’s Proven to Make You Happier by Izzy McRae

Quartz: Scarcity mindset is a great way to suck creativity and visionary thinking out of your life by Camille Ricketts

Guardian: Money can’t buy happiness? That’s just wishful thinking by Ruth Whippman

Fulfillment Daily: The Rise of toxic Leaders and what to do about it by Ray Williams

Center for Positive Organizations: Logitech named winner of 2016 Positive Business Project, no author

Center for Positive Organizations: Time to overcome your skepticism – Positive business is the future of capitalism, no author

PsyBlog: The Advantage of Being Overconfident And Self-Deluded by Jeremy Dean

Live For Live Music: Why Some People Get ‘Skin-Gasms’ While Listening To Music by Kendall Deflin

Seth Godin´s Blog: The possibility of optimism (the optimism of possibility)

Huffington Post: 8 great things that happen when you practice self-compassion by Lindsay Holmes

NPR: Could Thinking Positively About Aging Be The Secret Of Health? by Ina Jaffe

Elle: 10 Countries That Actually Want Their Citizens to Have Better Lives by Michael Sebastian

Harvard Business Review: Happy Workplaces can also be Candid Workplaces by Emma Seppälä and Kim Cameron

Positive Organization: The Emergence of Organization Whisperers by Robert Quinn

Positive Organization: Positive Emotions and Positive Culture by Robert Quinn

Harvard Business Review: Stop Comparing Management to Sports by Freek Vermeulen

Science Daily: Professor’s new study emphasizes the impact of leaders’ language: Top-tier research shows clearly stated company values can have a profound effect on overall success, no author

Sloan Management Review: What Makes Work Meaningful — Or Meaningless by Catherine Bailey & Adrian Madden

Bakadesuyo: FOMO: This Is The Best Way To Overcome Fear Of Missing Out by Eric Barker

Harvard Business Review: How leaders can let go without losing control by Mark Bonchek

New York Times: Graduating and Looking for Your Passion? Just Be Patient by Angela Duckworth

New York Times: Unless You’re Oprah, ‘Be Yourself’ Is Terrible Advice by Adam Grant

Fast Company: Poverty can alter your DNA so you’re at greater risk for depression by Jessica Leber

New York Magazine: To Get Happier, Focus on What Makes You Miserable by David Marchese

Fast Company: Resilient teams can deal with challenges because they have built these skills by Gwen Moran

Harvard Business Review: Why Rich People Aren’t as Happy as They Could Be by Raj Raghunathan

New York Times: Using Meditation to Help Close the Achievement Gap by Norman Rosenthal

Psychology Today: In Defense of Authenticity and Being Yourself by Mark White

APA Excellence: Workplace Well-being Linked to Senior Leadership Support, New Survey Finds, no author

Psychological Science: Genetic Variations Linked with Social and Economic Success, no author

Wall Street Journal: Steps to turn off the nagging self-doubt in your head by Elizabeth Bernstein

PsyBlog: 4 Personality Traits That Affect How Long You Will Live by Jeremy Dean

Psychology Today: How Trauma Can Lead to Positive Change by Susanna Halonen

ERE Media: Building A Positive Culture In An Atmosphere of Fear by Derek Irvine

Psychology Today: Can Too Much Meaning at Work Be Harmful? by Michelle McQuaid

Inc: This is the Secret Sauce for Happy Employees by Shawn Murphy

The Positive Organization: On Being Other-Focused by Robert Quinn

The Positive Organization: The Power of Authenticity by Robert Quinn

Atlantic: How Kids Learn Resilience by Paul Tough

Harvard Business Review: Lessons from Companies That Put Purpose Ahead of Short-Term Profits by Andrew White

Psychology Today: What Would a Happiness Potion Do for You? by Michael Bishop

Positive Prescription: 7 Ways to make your Day a little bit better by Samantha Boardman

Guardian: The secret to happiness is all in your head by Julianne Chiaet

Greater Good Science Center: What Are Your Happiness Strengths and Weaknesses? by Tchiki Davis

Fast Company: You should probably compare yourself to others more, not less by David Mayer

Time Money: Empathy is the hottest trend in leadership by Denver Nicks

The Positive Organization: The Transformative Power of Purpose by Robert Quinn

The Smart Set: The Positive Psychology of Metal Music by Christine Ro

Time Health: Forgiving other people is good for your health by Alexandra Sifferlin

Greater Good Science Center: Can You Incentivize Generosity? by Jill Suttie

Penn LPS: Alumni Stories, no author

Wall Street Journal: Why Doing Nothing Is So Scary–and So Important by Samantha Boardman

BPS Research Digest: What makes our work meaningful? Do bosses really make it meaningless? by Alex Fradera

Harvard Business Review: Stop Making Gratitude All About You by Heidi Grant Halvorson

London Entrepreneurship Review: Sisu – The Hidden Driver of An Entrepreneur by Terence Mauri

Guardian: Referendums are supposed to make people happy. Why are even leave voters upset? by Anna Petherick

Psychology Today: What Would Democratic Socialism Mean for America? by Benjamin Radcliff

Atlantic: Why Managers Are So Bad at Recognizing Good Ideas by Rebecca Rosen

NPR: Personality Can Change Over A Lifetime, And Usually For The Better by Christopher Soto

Greater Good Science Center: How Music Bonds Us Together by Jill Suttie

Psychology Today: The Making of a Mindful Leader by Ray Williams

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 20/2016

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

New Yorker: The Glossary of Happiness by Emily Anthes

L.A. Times: Research backs relationship between health, happiness by Patrice Apodaca

Medical Daily: Improving Mental Health And Wellbeing: How E-mail Exercises Boost Confidence, Gratitude by Lecia Bushak

Big Think: Want to Be Your Authentic Self? Get to Know Your Beliefs, Values, and Abilities by Amy Cuddy

Quartz: Neuroscience confirms that to be truly happy, you will always need something more by Olivia Goldhill

Washington Post: Why Angela Duckworth thinks “gritty” leaders are people to emulate by Jena McGregor

Guardian: Five things companies can do to boost employee happiness by Harriet Minter

Time: Your brain will age better if you do this by Alexandra Sifferlin

Greater Good Science Center: Living with a Purpose Changes Everything by Jill Suttie

Quartz: Harvard researchers have isolated a key to happiness, and Iceland is helping them test it by Cassie Werber