by HappyQuotient | Dec 24, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Here are the 10 most popular Greater Good articles from the past year, according to Google Analytics. 1. How to Find Your Purpose in Life, by Jeremy Adam Smith: Are you struggling to discover your purpose? That may be because you feel isolated from other people....
by HappyQuotient | Dec 21, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
What’s the “Holiday Shmear”? That’s my name for the combination of shame and fear that many of us can experience at family gatherings. As a teacher of meditation and emotion awareness, I hear many of my students express such feelings. Some worry if they’ll lose any...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 21, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
What’s the “Holiday Shmear”? That’s my name for the combination of shame and fear that many of us can experience at family gatherings. As a teacher of meditation and emotion awareness, I hear many of my students express such feelings. Some worry if they’ll lose any...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 19, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/sulyman_qardash
by HappyQuotient | Dec 19, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/sulyman_qardash
by HappyQuotient | Dec 18, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
There is plenty of science to convince us that social connection is key to well-being. But relationships are complicated, bringing good and bad into our lives. This year’s top insights speak to the practical forces that unite us or divide us—both in intimate...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 14, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
With the end of 2018 fast approaching, soon many of us will embark on the annual tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. And one of the most popular resolutions—and seemingly hardest to achieve—is to eat healthier. If this is your goal, new research in the Journal...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 14, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Philanthropy can have important effects on society, but it does little to solve the root cause of the problems it is trying to solve, says Stanford scholar Rob Reich. While a soup kitchen can feed the hungry, a church can shelter the homeless, and a nonprofit can...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 13, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
How do you build feelings of trust and security? Our Happiness Guinea Pig learns some truths about what it takes to feel supported. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/episode_29_nikki-silvestri
by HappyQuotient | Dec 13, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
How do you build feelings of trust and security? Our Happiness Guinea Pig learns some truths about what it takes to feel supported. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/episode_29_nikki-silvestri
by HappyQuotient | Dec 12, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Education has become about so much more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. These days, educators feel more responsibilities falling heavily on their shoulders— whether they belong there or not. They must teach the basics, but also nurture socially and emotionally...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 12, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Education has become about so much more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. These days, educators feel more responsibilities falling heavily on their shoulders— whether they belong there or not. They must teach the basics, but also nurture socially and emotionally...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 11, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
This year was another banner year for books on the science of a meaningful life. Many books we encountered looked at broader, societal issues that affect our well-being, giving us practical advice for weathering hard times or for making a difference in the lives of...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 11, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
This year was another banner year for books on the science of a meaningful life. Many books we encountered looked at broader, societal issues that affect our well-being, giving us practical advice for weathering hard times or for making a difference in the lives of...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 10, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Help us spread the greater good with innovative, science-based videos—and see your generosity matched dollar-for-dollar. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/your_support_for_greater_good_videos_will_be_matched
by HappyQuotient | Dec 7, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Are you against racism? At the same time do you find that your dinner parties consist pretty much of people who look like you? Do you believe workplaces should provide equal opportunities for women—and yet your own office is run exclusively by men? In her new book,...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 6, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
When you’re helping others cope with stress and anxiety, how do you deal with your own? Psychiatrist Elizabeth Guinto tries a practice to be kinder to herself. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/self_compassion
by HappyQuotient | Dec 5, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
The season of gift shopping has arrived. While it’s often a joy to think about giving gifts to the people you love, there’s no doubt that it can be a fraught time, as well: It’s not always easy to figure out the right gift to give. And in looking at how often gifts...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 5, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
The season of gift shopping has arrived. While it’s often a joy to think about giving gifts to the people you love, there’s no doubt that it can be a fraught time, as well: It’s not always easy to figure out the right gift to give. And in looking at how often gifts...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 4, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
It’s 8:30 in the morning, and I’ve arrived at what looks like a Model UN event. Dozens of high schoolers and their teachers are flowing into the University of Southern California’s Galen Center, dressed in their debating best and bantering in various...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 3, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering how you’re going to get it all done? Wishing you could just lie down? You aren’t alone. The holidays can be stressful. Often, there’s a lot to do and a lot to buy and a lot of people to see. Sometimes we get so busy we have a hard time...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 30, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Altruistic people tend to score higher on many measures of life satisfaction. Yes, that seems counterintuitive, and such measures can admittedly be subjective. So a research team decided to explore the relationship between selflessness and two outcomes we are...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 29, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Comedian W. Kamau Bell discusses the challenges of finding common ground, even with people in your own family. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/w_kamau_bell
by HappyQuotient | Nov 28, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
At age 40, Joe Burton was not a mindful leader. He was the COO of an $8 billion company, working 12-hour days and weekends and making more than half a million dollars a year. But his body was paying the price: He was suffering from insomnia, asthma, and eight years of...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 28, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
At age 40, Joe Burton was not a mindful leader. He was the COO of an $8 billion company, working 12-hour days and weekends and making more than half a million dollars a year. But his body was paying the price: He was suffering from insomnia, asthma, and eight years of...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 27, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
We understand that smartphone and social media overuse can be toxic for teens (and, frankly, for all of us). But do we understand why? When we know what it is about smartphones and social media that may be hurtful, we can better help our teens use their devices in...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 26, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night. —Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish You can...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 22, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
International megastar Daniel Wu tries a practice that brings him calm amidst the chaos. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/connect_with_body
by HappyQuotient | Nov 20, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Earlier this year, a pair of researchers discovered a startling fact: Since the 2016 election, Thanksgiving dinners have gotten almost an hour shorter. Why? Because of political differences. In the paper, titled “The Effect of Partisanship and Political Advertising on...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 20, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
At Edmunds Elementary, a diverse inner-city school in Des Moines, Iowa, yoga is on the daily schedule. Each morning, every classroom begins the day with a “Be Well” discussion about topics such as gratitude, good citizenship, being a peacemaker, and getting enough...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 19, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
My son’s preschool teachers have a gratitude practice of singing a sweet “Thank You” song with the children every day. I appreciate when he asks to sing it with me at home because it’s a shared opportunity to grow our gratitude together, even in a brief moment. To...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 19, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
My son’s preschool teachers have a gratitude practice of singing a sweet “Thank You” song with the children every day. I appreciate when he asks to sing it with me at home because it’s a shared opportunity to grow our gratitude together, even in a brief moment. To...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Earlier this year, Tiffany Field, head of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, traveled to different airports in Florida to watch people interacting. A researcher who has studied touch for more than four decades, Field...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Did you know that you have the power to spark happiness in someone else’s brain with just a few simple words? College student Eva Dickerson shares how she spread happiness across her campus, equipped with just her iPhone and some compliments. source...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Thanksgiving is approaching, but according to one new study, we’ve been spending less time with each other over turkey and mashed potatoes. The reason why might shock you: Americans are avoiding Thanksgiving with family because of political differences. W. Kamau Bell...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Today, World Kindness Day, is an opportunity for people across the world to focus on good deeds in their communities, reminding us that kindness is a positive force that connects us all. But how can we make sure that our kids get that message, too? After all, for...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
The other day while I was buying lunch at our local food coop, the check-out person smiled at me and wished me a good afternoon. I did the same, and we shared a beautiful moment of genuine social connection. As a neuroscientist who has spent the past 30-plus years...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 8, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Our Happiness Guinea Pig, children’s author Joanne Rocklin, shares her happiness practice: bringing people together to share a meal. It took on a deeper meaning for her after a recent tragedy. source...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 8, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Our Happiness Guinea Pig, children’s author Joanne Rocklin, shares her happiness practice: bringing people together to share a meal. It took on a deeper meaning for her after a recent tragedy. source...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 7, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Last month, Americans saw a bloody spike in politically motivated violence. An anti-Semite killed eleven people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. A vocal racist shot down two random African Americans at a Kentucky supermarket, after failing to break into a...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 6, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
The political turmoil of the last few years has many of us worried about the future of our country and our globe. The polarization, negativity, and violence make us wonder where this all came from and whether we could have done something to prevent it. But here’s the...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 5, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
We all know the experience of vulnerability, even if we don’t call it by that name. It’s that feeling you get when you’re about to tell someone “I love you,” try out a new skill, or ask for forgiveness. When the risk of getting rejected, laughed at, or criticized is...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 5, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
We all know the experience of vulnerability, even if we don’t call it by that name. It’s that feeling you get when you’re about to tell someone “I love you,” try out a new skill, or ask for forgiveness. When the risk of getting rejected, laughed at, or criticized is...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 2, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
From anti-war marches in the 1960s to the Tea Party rallies of 2010 and the almost-nonstop progressive protests in 2018, marching in the streets has been a fixture of modern American life. But do protests actually accomplish anything in terms of election results or...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 1, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Why does a bath or swim feel so relaxing? Our guest shares her own happiness practice–spending time in water–which science is finding can make us happier and healthier. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/Water_relax
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