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
The “Spiritus Rector” of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman, has authored his autobiography. It´s called The Hope Circuit and was published with the imprint Public Affairs. I was able to read an early draft and can say it´s a fasninating read – not only for people interested in Positive Psychology, but also in psychology and science in general.
My favorite news and blog articles covering Positive Psychology and adjacent topics from (roughly) the last seven days.
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