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Positive Psychology
In this excerpt from How to Live a Meaningful Life, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans discuss how flow transforms ordinary moments into deeply human experiences.
Pleasure is never bad — but its source can be.
What happens when your boss decides to weaponize positivity in the workplace?
You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.
Wonder is like a guest you haven’t planned for.
Sahil Bloom explores why wealth isn’t just about money, but about knowing which type of wealth matters most in each season of life.
Monica Parker explains how creating opportunities for wonder can help foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.
Meet the scientist mixing mentalism with principles from positive psychology and the science of human potential.
We must get happiness right — even when the world around us gets it wrong.
Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
From flow to emotional intelligence, these insightful books feature actionable advice you can try out today.
Happiness is not a five-star holiday. It's often the result of struggle — and asking for help, as author Stephanie Harrison recently told Big Think.
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.
Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.
“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
Neuroscience suggests that it's way better to give than to receive — and high performing people agree.
Do you think other people are happier than you?
“The Tao of the wise is to work without effort.”
It may be possible to give people the tools to withstand difficulty before it attaches to them.
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek argues that we often don't truly want to obtain what we think we desire.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
After 70 years, "The Power of Positive Thinking" remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
Negative feedback ignites the primal (“fight or flight”) and emotional (“do they hate me?”) parts of our brain first.
In the pursuit of happiness, money probably trumps meaning.
Think therapy is self-centered? Think again.
A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.
Finland reveals that happiness is more about mindset than umbrella drinks and sun-warmed beaches.