How to Protect Your Relationship from Work Stress

by | Jan 23, 2018 | HBR

In today’s “always-on” culture, the boundaries between our personal and professional lives are often blurred. Many jobs demand constant connectivity, and we feel stress from work long after we leave the office—unless we learn to “detach.” Research suggests that...
Being Around Nature Helps You Love Your Body

14 Things Emotionally Intelligent People Do In Times Of High Stress – via Forbes Coaches @marketingmuseaz @LuliMuses

by | Jan 17, 2018 | BLOG, coaches, Coaching, DEVELOPMENT, Emotional Intelligence, Forbes Coaches, Happiness, Inspire, Tips, Tips / How To, Training, Trending, Wellness

POST WRITTEN BY Forbes Coaches Council Top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership development & careers.   You know the feeling: Everything seems to be falling apart and people are looking to you for...

Four Keys to Building a Love that Lasts

by | Jan 16, 2018 | HBR

All you need is love. Love is all you need. Like the message of many other songs, movies, and popular media, this famous Beatles song reinforce a common myth—that love truly is all you need for a relationship to thrive. Pop songs glorify the process of falling in love...

Three Emotions That Can Help You Succeed at Your Goals

by | Jan 12, 2018 | HBR

We’ve all wished for more willpower sometimes. If only we had more self-control, grit, or the ability to delay gratification, we would be more persistent in pursuing our goals. But there’s a problem with this scenario: Willpower doesn’t usually work. Willpower alone...

What Happens When Older Adults Take a Class on Gratitude?

by | Jan 4, 2018 | HBR

This fall, fifteen adults over the age of 50 gathered together in a university classroom to learn about gratitude. They were students at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of California at Berkeley, who had registered and paid to take a module on...

Five Ways to Foster Purpose in Adolescents

by | Dec 21, 2017 | HBR

My research over the past fifteen years has focused on young people’s purposes in life. My colleagues and I have explored the things that inspire purpose in the lives of youth; we’ve studied the way purposes develop; and, we’ve investigated the difference it makes for...
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2017

The Best Greater Good Articles of 2017

by | Dec 20, 2017 | HBR

This past year was one of foundation-building for the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. We executed a lot of plans we had for our websites, and in effect laid the groundwork for growth and diversification. This foundation included expanding our editorial...

What Can a Historian Reveal About Positive Psychology?

by | Dec 15, 2017 | HBR

The field of positive psychology has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. Now almost everywhere you look, you see articles in mainstream publications about the science of happiness and emotion, purporting to tell us the secrets to achieving a happier life....

How to Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Gratitude

by | Dec 12, 2017 | HBR

Most people want to be grateful. Most people would rather be full of gratitude than prone to feelings of entitlement or resentment. But as we all know, gratitude can be elusive, and resentment and entitlement have a way of creeping in. Much of the excellent gratitude...

Could Stress Help You Find Your Purpose in Life?

by | Dec 11, 2017 | HBR

In addition to pursuing happiness, we also hope to help young people cultivate purpose—the commitment to something that not only is meaningful to them personally, but also helps them contribute to the world around them. Youth who pursue a sense of purpose report...

Our Favorite Books of 2017

by | Dec 8, 2017 | HBR

This year, Greater Good‘s editorial staff read a wide variety of books, making it tough to narrow down our favorites. That’s why this year’s list is a little longer than usual. Many of this year’s choices help us to survive and thrive in a turbulent world—some on a...

How a Bad Mood Affects Empathy in Your Brain

by | Dec 4, 2017 | HBR

Bad moods are no fun; but we all get them from time to time. I sometimes feel down reading the news or forgetting to exercise; others may become moody after a setback at work or a fight with their partner. Now, a new study published in Psychophysiology suggests that...

How Your Bad Mood Affects Empathy in the Brain

by | Dec 4, 2017 | HBR

Bad moods are no fun; but we all get them from time to time. I sometimes feel down reading the news or forgetting to exercise; others may become moody after a setback at work or a fight with their partner. Now, a new study published in Psychophysiology suggests that...


How to Feel More Positive about Your Work

by | Nov 30, 2017 | HBR

The workplace is ripe for worrying. Faced with a combination of deadlines, meetings, and performance evaluations, many of us find ourselves distracted by unpleasant visions of the future. Maybe we imagine that we’ll be criticized for not completing a project to our...

Ten Ways to Encourage People to Give More

by | Nov 27, 2017 | HBR

Following natural disasters like a hurricane or earthquake, many people rely on the generosity of strangers to help rebuild their lives. Donations to disaster relief organizations, local food and diaper banks, and other charities can make a big difference to people in...

How Music Helps Us Be More Creative

by | Nov 17, 2017 | HBR

In today’s world, creative thinking is needed more than ever. Not only do many businesses seek creative minds to fill their ranks, but the kinds of complex social problems we face could also use a good dose of creativity. Luckily, creativity is not reserved for...
Can You Teach a Robot to Love?

Can You Teach a Robot to Love?

by | Nov 16, 2017 | HBR

From the sci-fi classic Bladerunner to the recent films Her and Ex Machina, pop culture is filled with stories demonstrating our simultaneous fascination with and fear of artificial intelligence (AI). This interest is rooted in questions about where the line between...
Five Ways Music Can Make You a Better Person

Five Ways Music Can Make You a Better Person

by | Nov 14, 2017 | HBR

Five Ways Music Can Make You a Better PersonPeople in the United States spend an average of 32 hours listening to music each week, an increase of five and a half hours over last year. That’s a lot of time—more than ever before. Has this influenced your behavior or the...

Four Ways Social Support Makes You More Resilient

by | Nov 13, 2017 | HBR

Four Ways Social Support Makes You More ResilientWhen my mother died, the first thing I did was call my two best friends. Like good friends will, they dropped everything and came to my rescue. Having them there made all the difference in getting through a very...

How to Deal with Negative Emotions at Work

by | Nov 9, 2017 | HBR

How to Deal with Negative Emotions at WorkWe seem to really get a kick out of complaining about work. We hover around the water cooler, confide in our friends, and even share our workplace horror stories with our spouses. But recounting all the things that made us...

Can Social-Emotional Skills Strengthen Democracy?

by | Oct 23, 2017 | HBR

Can Social-Emotional Skills Strengthen Democracy?We live in a democracy, but many Americans do not vote. Turnout in presidential election years hovers around 60 percent, and it can be much lower otherwise. What’s going on? Perhaps many voters do not feel informed...

How Teens Today Are Different from Past Generations

by | Oct 20, 2017 | HBR

How Teens Today Are Different from Past GenerationsEvery generation of teens is shaped by the social, political, and economic events of the day. Today’s teenagers are no different—and they’re the first generation whose lives are saturated by mobile technology and...

How to Argue with Your Partner in a Healthy Way

by | Oct 12, 2017 | HBR

How to Argue with Your Partner in a Healthy WayRobert W. Levenson, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, studies how couples interact, looking for clues to marital stability and satisfaction. In his latest research, Levenson has found...

Three Surprising Ways That Gratitude Works at Work


by | Oct 11, 2017 | HBR

A couple of summers ago, I traveled to the steamy cauldron of central Florida to speak at the WorkHuman conference. Nearly 1,500 human resource professionals were in attendance, eager to hear from luminaries like Arianna Huffington and Rob Lowe (probably more than...

What is Your Phone Doing to Your Relationships?

by | Oct 10, 2017 | HBR

What is Your Phone Doing to Your Relationships?Phubbing is the practice of snubbing others in favor of our mobile phones. We’ve all been there, as either victim or perpetrator. We may no longer even notice when we’ve been phubbed (or are phubbing), it has become such...
Is It Healthy to Have More Variety in Your Emotions?

Is It Healthy to Have More Variety in Your Emotions?

by | Oct 9, 2017 | HBR

Is It Healthy to Have More Variety in Your Emotions?How often do you feel happy, enthusiastic, amused, inspired, or calm on a given day? For more than a decade, researchers have been uncovering a link between positive emotions and better health, particularly for...
Three Steps to Say “No” Gracefully

Three Steps to Say “No” Gracefully

by | Oct 2, 2017 | HBR

Three Steps to Say “No” GracefullyYesterday, a friend asked me if she could borrow my car to run a long-distance errand because my little car gets better mileage than her big one. I wanted to say no; switching cars on an already busy day felt like a hassle to me. But...
Being Around Nature Helps You Love Your Body

Why Do Your Happy Memories Fade?

by | Jul 21, 2017 | Happiness, Research

According to a new study, people overestimate how much they’ll recall from a good time in their life—but there’s a way to boost your memory. Article by By Julie Riggott via Greater Good Science Center | JULY 21, 2017 | Read Full Article Here “We’ll always have...