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Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions
Throughout history, psychologists have typically focused on negative human states. This focus ultimately influenced the way psychologists studied the experience of emotions; for years, investigations [...]
Albert Bandura: Self-Efficacy & Agentic Positive Psychology
Prof. Albert Bandura is one of the most highly cited academics in the world (Haggbloom et al., 2002). Bandura’s scholarship has formed part of many [...]
Active Listening: The Art of Empathetic Conversation
Active listening is at the heart of client-centered counseling and, once mastered, offers a powerful tool, valuable in our professional work, relationships, and personal lives [...]
Positive Psychology in the Workplace: 16 Practical Tips
The rat race is over. The daily 9–5 grind has ended. Employees now labor with love and find work fulfilling! Does this sound like science [...]
How to Accept the Impermanence of Life: A Buddhist Take
The one thing we can be sure of in life is that everything changes, often summed up in the familiar phrase, “This too shall pass.” [...]
[Free Tool] PositivePsychology.com’s Sailboat Metaphor
Update January 2020: The sailboat metaphor discussed by Dr. Hugo Alberts in the video below has become our main coaching framework here at PositivePsychology.com. This [...]
What Is The Good Life & How To Attain It
There has been a great deal written and said about how to live The Good Life. Yet with more than 8 billion people on this [...]
3 Ways to Use Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) With Teens
Positive cognitive behavioral therapy, or positive CBT, is a strengths-based approach with positive psychology roots. The focus is not on what’s wrong with the client, but [...]
How to Change Self-Limiting Beliefs According to Psychology
How many times have you written yourself off or passed up opportunities due to beliefs like these: “I’m too old to do that.” “There’s no [...]
Positive Psychology 1504: Harvard’s Groundbreaking Course
Harvard’s Positive Psychology 1504, taught by professor Tal Ben-Shahar Ph.D., will enter the books as the most popular course in the history of Harvard University. In the spring [...]