The ‘flow state’: Where creative work thrives
Growing up in World War Two-ravaged Europe, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi saw the adults around him struggling to rebuild their lives –… More
Positive Emotions
How to Be a More Patient Person
My jaw clenches when Hulu videos buffer. I huff and puff when stuck in a sluggish line at a coffee… More
Why we often remember the bad better than the good
The Washington Post recently asked readers to anonymously share their most vivid memories, and these were some of the responses… More
A Call for the Positive: Why Young Psychological Scientists Should Take Positive Psychology Seriously
Although there are benefits to studying the faults in airplanes that cause crashes, would it not be better to study the mechanisms that allow flight… More
Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
“Reflecting on 5 Years of Teaching Current Directions” by C. Nathan DeWall and David G. Myers and “Teaching Students Why Warmth and Competence Matter” by Beth Morling… More
Less cramming. More Frisbee. At Yale, students learn how to live the good life.
Laurie Santos greeted her Yale University students with slips of paper that explained: No class today. It was mid-semester, with… More