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12 Inspiring Real-Life Positive Psychology Examples
For decades, clinical psychology and psychiatry focused solely on the negative side of human experience, emphasizing the need to reduce mental illness. While this approach [...]
Who Is Martin Seligman and What Does He Do?
If you were wondering who is Martin Seligman, you will find the answer here. Martin Seligman is called the “father of positive psychology” is known [...]
How to Escape the Hedonic Treadmill and Be Happier
Be honest: For how long does a new coat, handbag, car, or even a promotion or success at work make you genuinely happy? If these [...]
The Psychology of Teamwork: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teams
Innovation. Growth. Security. Success. These are the outcomes of working as a team, whether in business or on the sports field. Yet teamwork comes with [...]
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.” [...]
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 [...]