It’s Not Your Salary That Counts – It’s How You Spend It
Consumption habits may play a stronger role than income itself in how people feel about their lives, a study suggests. More
Positive Emotions
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
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