Behavioral Positivity
Bringing positive psychology research to life
Category: Happiness
Character Strengths: What are they and why are they important?
The importance of character strengths is evident in the definition alone – impacting our personality, our relationships with others, and overall benefit to the world’s well-being.
Read MorePositive Psychology: The Value of Close Social Relationships
“One of the strongest findings in the literature of happiness is that happy people have better relationships than their less happy peers” (Lyubomirsky, 2007, p. 125) “You will not be surprised by my three-word summary of positive psychology: Other people…
Read MoreRighting the Ship: Redesigning Technology to Actually Improve Our Lives
Smartphones and social media have been shown to decrease well-being… but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Read MoreYour Child on Smartphone
“If I had to tell you what invention I don’t like I would say that I don’t like the phone. I don’t like the phone because my parent[s] are on their phone every day. A phone is sometimes a really…
Read MoreWhat is Positive Psychology and Why Does it Matter?
A brief introduction to Positive Psychology, starting at the beginning.
Read MoreTechnology and Loneliness: Designing for Real Social Connection
The power of technology should be harnessed to help humans flourish, not to hide behind screens and bring about record levels of loneliness. It’s time to get deliberate about the technology we create and consume. According to research, our lives…
Read MoreTechnology: Good or Bad?
Often times, whether technology is beneficial or harmful comes down to how you interact with it.
Read MoreLessons from: “The Book of Joy”
I am taking a step away from positive interventions to highlight some quotes from “The Book of Joy: Lasting Hope in a Changing World,” a new book authored by The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams. The book is divided…
Read MoreActivity: Three Good Things
Title: Three Good Things Activity: Every day, write down three good things that happened before going bed; briefly reflect on each thing – why did it make you happy? Science: Gratitude has been proven to be an important factor of happiness…
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