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Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 03/2017

mappalicious_news_digest_2017My favorite news and blog articles covering Positive Psychology and adjacent topics from (roughly) the last seven days.

New York Magazine: For Social-Anxiety Disorder, Talk Therapy Is More Effective Than Pills by Drake Baer

New York Magazine: Neurotics Get an Extra Benefit From Being Extra Nice by Drake Baer

New York Magazine: People Learn More When They Have Fun at WorkPeople Learn More When They Have Fun at Work by Drake Baer

Greater Good Science Center: Are Your Happiness Goals Too High? by James Baraz

Psychology Today: The Psychology Of Professional Purpose: Follow Your Calling by Caroline Beaton

Fast Company: Why You Might Do Your Best Work When You Don’t Have A Boss by Rich Bellis

New York Magazine: You (and Your Therapist) Can Change Your Personality by Melissa Dahl

Scientific American: Which Personality Traits Are Most Predictive of Well-Being? by Scott Barry Kaufman

Wired: The science of touch: why physical contact can make you happier and more successful by Dacher Keltner

Guardian: How to escape the overthinking trap: stop judging yourself by Mark Rice-Oxley

Guardian: Friend zone: why we all long to belong by Emily Esfahani Smith

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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