by HappyQuotient | Feb 6, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Once upon a time, my romantic expectations were sky high. Why wasn’t my partner getting me flowers, writing me songs, or buying me gifts?, I wondered. Unhappiness and resentment ensued. At some point, I realized that I expected these things because romantic comedies...
by HappyQuotient | Feb 5, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Parents ask kids to do pretty boring things all the time. Just this morning, I asked my preschooler to help put pairs of socks together, clean up toys, and brush his teeth. I’m sure he immediately thought of at least three fun things that he’d rather be doing, like...
by HappyQuotient | Feb 5, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Parents ask kids to do pretty boring things all the time. Just this morning, I asked my preschooler to help put pairs of socks together, clean up toys, and brush his teeth. I’m sure he immediately thought of at least three fun things that he’d rather be doing, like...
by HappyQuotient | Feb 4, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Mindfulness meditation has long been touted as a way to reduce stress and pain. More recently, it also has gained traction as a tool to improve our relationships, helping us to be more kind and less biased and angry when we regularly practice it. Yet when we talk...
by HappyQuotient | Feb 1, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
It’s hard to watch someone who is suffering. We may feel their pain or absorb their sorrow; we may worry that we won’t know what to do or say. Those uncomfortable moments might make us turn away from their distress—to preserve our own well-being or to carry on with...
by HappyQuotient | Feb 1, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
It’s hard to watch someone who is suffering. We may feel their pain or absorb their sorrow; we may worry that we won’t know what to do or say. Those uncomfortable moments might make us turn away from their distress—to preserve our own well-being or to carry on with...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 31, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Kate MacAleavey, a consultant and coach, shares her stories of fostering appreciation at Facebook and other companies. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/how_to_create_a_workplace_where_people_feel_appreciated
by HappyQuotient | Jan 31, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Kate MacAleavey, a consultant and coach, shares her stories of fostering appreciation at Facebook and other companies. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/how_to_create_a_workplace_where_people_feel_appreciated
by HappyQuotient | Jan 30, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Mobile phones are ubiquitous. Stand in line at any grocery store or sit in any hospital waiting room, and you see people staring at their phones, presumably catching up on news or work or just relieving their boredom. This seems innocuous enough. But could being on...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 29, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
In recent years, more and more leaders seem to be jeopardizing their company’s survival for the sake of ego, hubris, or selfish gain. We’ve seen Wells Fargo enable the creation of over a million fraudulent accounts that earned more than $2 million in fees for...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 28, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Now that I’m a parent, I pay more attention to bad news headlines than I used to. I can’t help but be unsettled by looming “financial crisis storm clouds,” rising global debt, trade conflicts, and divisive, short-sighted policy decisions. After all, the events of...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 28, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Now that I’m a parent, I pay more attention to bad news headlines than I used to. I can’t help but be unsettled by looming “financial crisis storm clouds,” rising global debt, trade conflicts, and divisive, short-sighted policy decisions. After all, the events of...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 28, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Now that I’m a parent, I pay more attention to bad news headlines than I used to. I can’t help but be unsettled by looming “financial crisis storm clouds,” rising global debt, trade conflicts, and divisive, short-sighted policy decisions. After all, the events of...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 25, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
The short video went viral on social media, as so many do. It appeared to show teens participating in an anti-abortion march confronting and mocking an older Native American man, provoking outrage by millions across social media. The clip made it to cable news....
by HappyQuotient | Jan 25, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
The short video went viral on social media, as so many do. It appeared to show teens participating in an anti-abortion march confronting and mocking an older Native American man, provoking outrage by millions across social media. The clip made it to cable news....
by HappyQuotient | Jan 24, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Researcher Amie Gordon debunks four common objections to gratitude in the workplace. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/four_myths_about_being_grateful_at_work
by HappyQuotient | Jan 23, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
I’m a sleep lover. I like going to bed at the same time every night and getting a full night’s sleep. Deprive me of just one hour of blessed sleep, and things quickly go downhill—just ask my husband. I become bad company—snarky and irritable, hardly able to keep up my...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 22, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
In the days and weeks following a mass shooting, television news programs saturate audiences with coverage of the tragedy, often focusing on the shooter. But there’s a problem with this approach: It could be making mass shootings more common. According to a recent...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 17, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Leadership expert Mike Robbins explains the difference between being recognized for performance and genuinely appreciated for who you are. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/why_we_need_appreciation_not_just_recognition_at_work
by HappyQuotient | Jan 17, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Six-year-old Jada feels a persistent expectation of danger. She overreacts to provocative situations and has difficulty managing her emotions, which often flare up without warning. To her teachers, Jada appears touchy, temperamental, and aggressive. She is easily...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 17, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Six-year-old Jada feels a persistent expectation of danger. She overreacts to provocative situations and has difficulty managing her emotions, which often flare up without warning. To her teachers, Jada appears touchy, temperamental, and aggressive. She is easily...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 17, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Six-year-old Jada feels a persistent expectation of danger. She overreacts to provocative situations and has difficulty managing her emotions, which often flare up without warning. To her teachers, Jada appears touchy, temperamental, and aggressive. She is easily...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 17, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Six-year-old Jada feels a persistent expectation of danger. She overreacts to provocative situations and has difficulty managing her emotions, which often flare up without warning. To her teachers, Jada appears touchy, temperamental, and aggressive. She is easily...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 17, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Six-year-old Jada feels a persistent expectation of danger. She overreacts to provocative situations and has difficulty managing her emotions, which often flare up without warning. To her teachers, Jada appears touchy, temperamental, and aggressive. She is easily...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Americans are more divided along party lines than ever before. In the past two decades, the percentage of Americans who consistently hold liberal or conservative beliefs—rather than a mix of the two, which is the case for most people—has jumped from 10 percent to over...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Americans are more divided along party lines than ever before. In the past two decades, the percentage of Americans who consistently hold liberal or conservative beliefs—rather than a mix of the two, which is the case for most people—has jumped from 10 percent to over...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Americans are more divided along party lines than ever before. In the past two decades, the percentage of Americans who consistently hold liberal or conservative beliefs—rather than a mix of the two, which is the case for most people—has jumped from 10 percent to over...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 15, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
If you are the parent to a toddler or preschooler, then you know: Tantrums happen. Sometimes, try as you might, there is simply no avoiding an epic meltdown, whether it’s at mealtime (no, just because you add milk to a bowl of rainbow sprinkles does not mean...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 15, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
If you are the parent to a toddler or preschooler, then you know: Tantrums happen. Sometimes, try as you might, there is simply no avoiding an epic meltdown, whether it’s at mealtime (no, just because you add milk to a bowl of rainbow sprinkles does not mean...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 15, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
If you are the parent to a toddler or preschooler, then you know: Tantrums happen. Sometimes, try as you might, there is simply no avoiding an epic meltdown, whether it’s at mealtime (no, just because you add milk to a bowl of rainbow sprinkles does not mean...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 14, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
When I was 15, my mother died in a car accident. Not knowing how to deal with the enormity of my loss and grief, I threw myself into homework and activities, never missing a day of school and trying to control everything in my life. This strategy succeeded in some...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 11, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
“Why are we ignoring our college students?” a frustrated colleague asked me last week. With so much focus on social-emotional learning, trauma-sensitive classrooms, and student well-being in K-12 schools, my friend argued passionately that young adults need our...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 10, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Recently, a friend of mine called with a spontaneous invitation to a holiday tea. It sounded fun, but…I hesitated to say yes. Shouldn’t I be filling out that school form or returning phone calls or calling the plumber or doing one of a hundred other chores instead of...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 9, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Adapted from Braving the Wilderness:
The Quest for True Belonging and The Courage to Stand Alone
by Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW. Today, our culture is in crisis. Many people have retreated to their ideological bunkers to hate from afar, dehumanizing others rather than...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 9, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Adapted from Braving the Wilderness:
The Quest for True Belonging and The Courage to Stand Alone
by Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW. Today, our culture is in crisis. Many people have retreated to their ideological bunkers to hate from afar, dehumanizing others rather than...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 8, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Emotions can be mystifying at times. After all, who hasn’t been waylaid by sudden anger out of proportion to whatever prompted it, or felt gloomy for seemingly no reason? To add to the complexity, we also have beliefs about our emotions—whether they’re a positive,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
It’s common for people to pit diversity against excellence, as if their interaction is a zero-sum game. But more and more evidence suggests that diverse teams are actually better at reaching their goals. A recently published study looked at the performance of...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
It’s common for people to pit diversity against excellence, as if their interaction is a zero-sum game. But more and more evidence suggests that diverse teams are actually better at reaching their goals. A recently published study looked at the performance of...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
It’s common for people to pit diversity against excellence, as if their interaction is a zero-sum game. But more and more evidence suggests that diverse teams are actually better at reaching their goals. A recently published study looked at the performance of...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 4, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
When we’re deluged by bad-news stories, it’s hard to not feel discouraged or even depressed. But, according to Buddhist psychologist Jack Kornfield, falling into despair is not a response that helps anyone—not you, nor your community or the world. Instead, he argues,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 3, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Do you want to develop more meaningful relationships and learning experiences in your classroom right now? The articles below provide inspiration for you and your students as you embark on the new year together. Our best articles feature innovative teaching ideas,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 2, 2019 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
For many people around the world, the New Year is supposed to be a time of celebration, connection, reflection, and goal-setting. That’s a tall, anxiety-inducing order, isn’t it? But it doesn’t have to be, if you understand that the point of all this...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 31, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
My two- and four-year-old boys love to win, whether they are racing their bikes down the sidewalk or just finishing their snack. And this preoccupation with prestige does not seem to diminish with age: Society is full of social hierarchies in which those with high...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 28, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
We need hopeful news. Research suggests that people who consume negative news regularly “tend to have less trust in political leaders, lower evaluations of other people and communities, and more psychological problems,” as Jill Suttie reported this year in...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 28, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
We need hopeful news. Research suggests that people who consume negative news regularly “tend to have less trust in political leaders, lower evaluations of other people and communities, and more psychological problems,” as Jill Suttie reported this year in...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 28, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
We need hopeful news. Research suggests that people who consume negative news regularly “tend to have less trust in political leaders, lower evaluations of other people and communities, and more psychological problems,” as Jill Suttie reported this year in...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 27, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
This February, we launched the Science of Happiness podcast (co-produced with Public Radio International) with the hope of bringing proven research, simple tips, and compelling stories to listeners around the world who want to live more meaningful, joyful, socially...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 26, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
I relish the end-of-year news stories that highlight inspiring acts of generosity—the veteran who donated his bone marrow to save a preschooler with leukemia or the restaurant staff who pooled their money to buy a car for a coworker after his was stolen. These...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 26, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
I relish the end-of-year news stories that highlight inspiring acts of generosity—the veteran who donated his bone marrow to save a preschooler with leukemia or the restaurant staff who pooled their money to buy a car for a coworker after his was stolen. These...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 26, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
I relish the end-of-year news stories that highlight inspiring acts of generosity—the veteran who donated his bone marrow to save a preschooler with leukemia or the restaurant staff who pooled their money to buy a car for a coworker after his was stolen. These...
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