Are You Psychologically Farsighted—And Why It Matters
One of the great puzzles that psychologists face when facilitating change is that people can be very aware of the need to change at one point in time only to lose that focus a short while later.
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Purpose, Passion, and Engagement in the Workplace, with Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Ph.D.
Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Ph.D., the Science Director at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and a leading expert on the neuroscience and psychology of compassion, kindness, gratitude, and other “pro-social” skills, and Wisdom Labs’ Chief Science Officer, Parneet Pal discuss…
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How to Be a Better Friend
Friendships are an essential ingredient in a happy life, so it’s time to give them the care and attention they deserve. Keep reading to learn why friendships matter, how to sustain them and the simple steps you can take right now to be a better friend.
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A Recipe for a Happy Life
If you could ask every human being on Earth one question—what is the recipe for a happy life?—you would likely end up with an encyclopedia of vibrant ingredients. Some of them would sound familiar, like health, purpose, or love. Others—like owning an alpaca farm and mastering…
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Berkeley Talks: How an ‘awe walk’ helped one musician reconnect with her home
In the Science of Happiness podcast episode, “Finding awe in every step,” musician and activist Diana Gameros talks about how she moved to the U.S. from Mexico at 13, and the heartbreak that came with it. She spent years writing about longing to go home to Juarez, Mexico, and the…
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Niksen Is the Dutch Lifestyle Concept of Doing Nothing—And You’re About to See It Everywhere
There’s a Northern European trend that’s being embraced as a way to combat our increasingly busy and often stressful lives: niksen. The Dutch concept is as simple as, well, doing nothing.
