via Lolly Daskal If there’s one desire that humans universally share, it’s happiness. For Americans, “the pursuit of happiness” is even written into the Declaration of Independence. But the results of that pursuit vary greatly. Some people remain sunny even in the worst of circumstances; others are...
by Heidi Kasevich It was dark. Coyote-dark. Spider-dark. On a Friday night in October, I found myself cruising down an obscure parkway in Georgia named after a not-so-obscure Confederate general. What was I, a New Yorker, doing in the woods in an enormous black Camry? With...
via Psychology Today by Tchiki Davis It turns out that a wandering mind is an unhappy mind. And these days our minds are always off somewhere. There’s a lot to think about—politics, pandemics, extreme weather, oh my! According to a Harvard study conducted by Dr. Matt Killingsworth,...
via Forbes by Luciana Paulise The end of the year is the perfect timing to reflect on how your year turned out and how you plan to make it even better. 2020 particularly, is an odd year with all the Covid-19 crisis. You probably left many of...
via Chris Bailey It’s been a uniquely crazy and anxious few weeks (in an already stressful year), and if you’re anything like me, you’ve been glued to coverage of the U.S. election, awaiting all the results that came in over the weekend. Maybe you’re spending more time than ever bouncing between news apps,...
via Anna Turns With limits on social gatherings in place this December, more people than usual may find themselves feeling lonely during the festive period. This is what you can do to help yourself and others feel less isolated It is the time of year when people...
via Inc.com by Minda Zetlin Being kind to other people can make both them and you feel good. And that's not all: Research shows that when you make the effort to feel compassion for others and treat them with patience and kindness, it causes a physiological reaction that...
via Psychology Today by Mark Travers Anyone who has been in therapy is probably familiar with the “Three Good Things" exercise or similar interventions that aim to increase gratitude. The Three Good Things exercise asks people to write down three things that went well for them each day and to...
via Psychology Today by Tamara Goldsby Feeling stressed and a bit overwhelmed by current events? Unless you’re a monk in the Himalayas, you’ve probably been pretty tense lately. Even those normally even-keeled and mild-mannered folks find themselves snapping at family members, irritable and depressed.If that’s not enough to...
via the Correspondent by Tanmoy Goswami If non-English languages had their own Word of the Year contest, a strong contender in Hindi would’ve been the word "aatmanirbhar", meaning self-reliant. It has emerged as perhaps the favourite word of the Indian government in 2020, with the prime...
