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Stressing Over Something? These 3 Questions Can Help
… One method I use to corral my spiraling thoughts was developed by Martin Seligman, the director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center and a leading authority on happiness. He studies how people build resilience
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Why Is It Hard to Fully Enjoy Positive Moments?
Researchers explore how dampening, defined as minimizing positive emotions, can relate to depression symptoms in a new study.
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How a Healthy Mind-Set Influences Longevity
… Maintaining a positive outlook on life, and about aging in particular, also appears to benefit people in their later years. A 2022 study found that women over 50 who scored highest on a measure
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Has Gordon Flett Found the Secret to Feeling Like You Matter?
Psychology professor Gordon Flett has shown that the amount a person feels they “matter” could be the key factor in how positive they feel about their life. He also argues there are evidence-based ways that
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Exposure to Bright Light Can Help Fend Off Winter Blues. The Time to Start Is Now
Our bodies can be quite sensitive to changes in daylight because we rely on it to regulate our circadian rhythms and our sleep-wake patterns. And because our internal body clocks don’t keep a perfect 24-hour cycle, the master clock
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8 Phrases to Help Your Relationship Thrive
Laurie Santos, a psychology professor at Yale and host of “The Happiness Lab” podcast, pointed to research from John and Julie Gottman, the renowned marriage researchers, that suggests happy couples are good at “repair attempts” —
