When Trump calls certain aspects of reality “Fake News”, he knows something that we often refuse to acknowledge: what ultimately matters is not what really happened, but how you tell it. The power is not in the facts, but rather, with whomsoever controls the narrative. What makes us vulnerable to narratives? Our psyche is desperate …
On being wise We are not sure how to define wisdom but we recognise it when we see it. It has a calming effect. It slows you down and takes you out of the race,out of your normal routine, out of your habitual and automatic thinking. It leads you to higher perspectives with which you …
Are you a good friend? We rarely talk about this subject yet, friendship is a great resource for our well-being. The movie “Pride” is good example of how friendship strengthens us. Two groups of people, bound by their common experience of disadvantage during the 80’s in England, get together to support each other in their …
Martin Seligman talks about psychology as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FBxfd7DL3E The Opportunity of Adversity …… A Life of Purpose …… Growing Evidence of Brain Plasticity ……
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of ‘flow’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXIeFJCqsPs Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are …… Shame and Empathy …… The Opportunity of Adversity ……
When she was just one year old, Aimee Mullins became a double amputee, and her parents were told she would never walk. But today she is a Paralympic record-breaker, actress, model and public speaker. Mullins believes her experiences of adversity actually opened the doors on her potential, giving her the determination and resilience to achieve …
Dr. Todd B. Kashdan talks about how curiosity can increase well-being. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UunaTEpWrME Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology …… Success is a Continuous Journey …… On right and left hemispheres of the brain ……
Barbara Fredrickson shares her research on the ideal ratio of positive to negative emotions, and offers suggestions for how to flourish in life. https://youtu.be/_hFzxfQpLjM The Positivity Ratio …… Being Now as key to happiness …… The Happy Secret to Better Work ……
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Flow …… Shame & Empathy …… Growing Evidence of Brain Plasticity ……
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