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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “positive psychology”

 

• Best of Our Blogs: January 27, 2012

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 492
  It’s very easy to fall down what I like to call the, “Woe is me rabbit hole.” It can start innocently enough. Maybe you’re having a particularly difficult day or you’re feeling tired, fed-up or emotionally exhausted. It’s during these times that the question you’ve been ruminating on such as, “Why ...
  6 days ago

• Computer programs to assist people in expressing apology and getting to forgiveness

  
  Solution Focused Change? Doing What Works — Authority: 404
  Guest post by  Ben Furman   In the US, medical doctors have been advised for years by lawyers notapologize if patients complained about them. An apology, the lawyers used toexplain, indicates admission of culpability and acts as invitation for amalpractice lawsuit. Massachusetts was the first State to adopt ...
  1 week ago

• 3 steps of agile sense-making

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 89
  This is a brief post to remind myself of ideas from “ Agile Sense-Making in the Battlespace ”.  So what relevance do weary soldiers have for those of us back home? Getting started: the jargon Agile We spot some technical jargon immediately.  Computer people like “agile”.  What they mean is doing just as ...
  1 week ago

• Best of Our Blogs: January 17, 2012

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 492
  Inherently I knew as a kid that perfection wasn’t a viable option for me. But I knew I wanted to be a writer one day. And I took it seriously. I spent a great deal of my playtime drawing and coming up with jingles to build up my portfolio. In fact, one of my favorite lines for a made up commercial was, ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Happiness Advantage: An Interview with Shawn Achor

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 492
  “When massive, seemingly soulless corporations recognize that the happiness of the workforce is a great predictor of long-term sustainable success, then you’ll see the societal tip occur.” ~Shawn Achor Shawn Achor spent over a decade living, researching, and lecturing at Harvard University, and has been ...
  2 weeks ago

• “Perfectly Happy, Even Without Happy Endings” [contd]

  
  Go Into The Story — Authority: 128
  Yesterday I posted this about film producer Lindsay Doran who has been working with the theories of Dr. Martin Seligman, a “catalyst of the positive-psychology movement” and his five essential elements of well-being: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment. Let me follow up with ...
  2 weeks ago

• Identifying and Reinforcing "Islands of Competence" in Children with ASD

  
  Blogs — Authority: 147
  In the beginning of our careers my colleague Dr. Sam Goldstein and I, similar to many psychologists trained in the late 1960s and 1970s, focused on fixing deficits rather than building on strengths. read more
  2 weeks ago

• Identifying and Reinforcing "Islands of Competence" in Children with ASD

  
  Blogs — Authority: 147
  In the beginning of our careers my colleague Dr. Sam Goldstein and I, similar to many psychologists trained in the late 1960s and 1970s, focused on fixing deficits rather than building on strengths. read more
  2 weeks ago

• “Perfectly Happy, Even Without Happy Endings”

  
  Go Into The Story — Authority: 128
  Several people sent me a link to this NYT article and for good reason: It has some ideas screenwriters should definitely contemplate becoming part of their creative process. Excerpt: Ms. Doran is in the movie business, and her résumé runs from production executive on “This Is Spinal Tap” and “Ferris ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Message We Aren’t Hearing From Our Politicians: Tolerance, Acceptance, Compassion, & Unity

  
  Walter E. Jacobson, M.D. — Authority: 95
  Unity is a very important theme. It is critical to the resolution of the many problems facing our nation and our world today because without it we will never be able to engage the necessary solutions. In this election year it’s painfully clear that there are many people with many differences. Many needs. Many ...
  2 weeks ago

• What The Presidential Candidates Aren’t Telling Us

  
  Walter E. Jacobson, M.D. — Authority: 95
  All the candidates on both sides of the aisle tell us what they’re going to do for us. They’re going to lower taxes, and they’re going to create new jobs, and they’re going to… blah blah blah… but what they don’t tell us is what we need to do for ourselves, and what they, as leaders, should be doing as ...
  3 weeks ago

• Guest Post: “What Is Your Plan To Be Happy and Successful in 2012?” by Bob Turrou

  
  Walter E. Jacobson, M.D. — Authority: 95
  I don’t know what your plan is for 2012, but this is my plan.  Read it over and see if it makes sense to you. OK, this year is going to be my first, full year of consciously being loving and forgiving to everyone I possibly can be, forgiving myself when I slip up, learning from my mistakes and doing better the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Step Into The Cloud

  
  Blogs — Authority: 147
  In a way, everything is a cloud. Everything is made of parts, everything arises due to causes, and everything passes away eventually. Enjoy the clouds. Relax. read more
  3 weeks ago

• Step Into The Cloud

  
  Blogs — Authority: 147
  In a way, everything is a cloud. Everything is made of parts, everything arises due to causes, and everything passes away eventually. Enjoy the clouds. Relax. read more
  3 weeks ago

• Gratitude when you’re in pain? You’ve got to be kidding!

  
  HealthSkills Weblog — Authority: 79
  Or – introducing the “parent of all virtues” (Wood, Joseph & Linley, 2007). For some time now I’ve been exploring the contribution of positive psychology on wellbeing in people with chronic pain.  Positive psychology is the ” scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and ...
  3 weeks ago

• New Years Resolution 2012: Take Better Notes!

  
  Blogs — Authority: 147
  Great new tools for writers! Take, store, and find your thoughts and notes! read more
  3 weeks ago

• Humble people more helpful

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 506
  Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) Humble people rather than egotistical individuals are likely to be more forthcoming with helping others.A person’s decision to help the needy is influenced by temporary personal or situational factors such as time pressure, number of bystanders, momentary feelings of empathy or a person’s ...
  4 weeks ago

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