Too often we let beautiful moments pass without really celebrating them. Maybe your friend gives you a small gift, a co-worker makes you laugh, or a rainbow spreads across the sky. These are just small moments and the positive emotions associated with them disappear. . . but they don’t have to. We just have to enjoy it. So what do we benefit from? And why is fun such a powerful way to increase positivity? Building happiness? Learn more…
A few years ago, my car’s transmission completely broke. If I wanted, I could have focused on the negative aspects of this experience: the repair cost about $2,000, it was part of a series of repairs on this car, I desperately needed this car to get to work, and money was really tight. But because I had trained my brain to focus on the positive through reappraisal instead of focusing on the negative, I was actually grateful. Learn more…
OUR Attention is increasingly overtaken by technology. We hardly realize that we are wasting our time reading and writing texts and scrolling through social media. So how can we shift our attention away from technology and instead be more mindful? Learn more…
Most people don’t know this about me, but I applied to graduate school five times. Each collection of annual rejection letters stung. I failed againEach time, I thought I wasn’t accepted. But now that I look back on the failures of my PhD, as I own and found a small business that helps people find happiness in the digital age, I discover that each of them has been a learning experience and a part of the journey to the future.
Failure shows that we take risks – risks that can either lead to failure or pay off. By being willing to take these risks, we make great success possible. Learn more…
You know the feeling. This tension that keeps building up in your body and mind and you can’t find a trigger. It’s stress you’re feeling! When stress hormones invade and then flood your body, they prime you for fight or flight, increasing your heart and breathing rate and distracting your body from everything else. Learn more…
We seem to really enjoy complaining about work. We stand around the water cooler, confide in our friends, and even tell our spouses horror stories about our work. But listing all the things that made us unhappy in one day doesn’t help us enjoy our work day more tomorrow. A better strategy is to respond to the negative feelings we experience. Learn more…
It was beneficial for our ancestors to adopt an “us versus them” perspective. By focusing on their own tribes, families or communities, they ensured that their loved ones had a greater chance of survival. So our brains are always programmed to divide people into “us versus them” based on the smallest clues. Here are some other things companies often do to make people feel like outsiders. Learn more…
The workplace is ripe for worry. Faced with a combination of deadlines, meetings, and performance reviews, many of us find ourselves distracted by unpleasant visions of the future. Understanding how imagination works in the brain and how it can influence our emotions can open a new path forward. Learn more…
The so-called “borderless workplace” is ubiquitous today. We check our emails first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Our work inboxes and to-do lists alert us everywhere we go, often interfering with our free time. Top company perks even include in-office dry cleaning, fitness centers, and three gourmet meals a day, all of which inspire us to connect with our colleagues and improve everyone’s bottom line at the expense of our own. What is the antidote? Learn more…
Did you know that the average Facebook user uses a combination of Facebook and Instagram for an average of 50 minutes per day? That’s more time than the average person spends socializing, watching sports, and almost as much time as we spend eating. So, if you are a Facebook user, now it is important to ask yourself: “Does spending your time on Facebook actually make you happier?” Learn more…
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