Category: Positive Psychology

Happiness is an ongoing process of fresh challenges, and... it takes the right attitudes and activities to continue to be happy. — Ed Diener (“Dr. Happiness”). Find 49 more …

The five key principles of positive psychology, known by the acronym PERMA, were developed by Martin Seligman, to study what makes people thrive.

Positive psychology is the study of the good life, the positive facets of human experience, and what makes people flourish. It focuses on helping humans prosper and lead healthier …

The book Effort Myth by Sherri Fisher helps you break away from the myth that your child must work hard to achieve success. It also teaches how to build …

Much of the time, when you overthink, you get stuck in a circular pattern of sad and dark thoughts.

Psychological safety instills a sense of trust in the members that the group will not embarrass, reject, or punish someone for speaking up.

Learned helplessness happens as a result of repeated failures to control unpleasant events in your life. Learn more about it.

Positive reinforcement is presenting a pleasant and positive response to the desired behavior. This pleasant response acts as a stimulus and increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated …

Negative emotions put us at unease. But we acquired them over millions of years of evolution on purpose. So, we must not ignore the presence of our negative emotions …

Positive thinkers are more successful, resilient, happy, and healthy. They have greater self-esteem and self-belief, and are more optimistic about their future.

The caregivers of dementia patients experience high stress compared to other caregivers. Here are 8 skills to help them find happiness in their troubled times.

Positive psychology, unlike traditional psychology, focuses a lot more on the well-being of a person, not just the absence of diseases and disorders. Considering the world is in two …

Hope is a state of mind and event-specific, while optimism is a mental outlook and event-independent. Hope includes an ability to work with a plan towards a goal, while …

Are you ready to make positive thinking a habit? Discover practical tips to cultivate a resilient positive attitude. Learn how to have a positive mindset.

Overthinking what happened in the past hurts our ability to move forward and keeps us from achieving our goals. We must learn to let go of the past and …

Looking for ways to age gracefully and happily? Discover positive aging strategies that can help you stay healthy, active, and fulfilled in your golden years.

We need to find our meaning in life beyond just surviving from day to day. If we achieve this, we will be able to look back on our lives …

Awe means a heady brew of fear, admiration, delight, and surprise. In presence of awe, you're afraid, and still, you stand to devour its thrill.

Happiness formula: H=S+C+V, where H refers to happiness, S to set point, C to circumstances, and V to voluntary actions. Find out how you can modify them to get …

Flow makes you feel so deeply absorbed in your work that you forget the outside world and sense of time. But how to find flow at work?

Facebook envy is the awful, bitter feeling one gets when they realize that other people's lives on Facebook are more fun, interesting, and worthwhile than their own.

Here's how to never lose hope, and the scientific technique to get it back into your life: 1. Goals 2. Pathways 3. Agency

When our hopes are stolen, we lose our genuine smiles. Thereafter, what does it mean to hope once more? Why does science say to hope again is important?

What is flow? Why is it that this state of joy allows us to be peak-productive while remaining fatigue-free? How can we enter this state of happiness at will?

The “Three Good Things” is a scientifically proven positive psychology exercise to build a happy life and a positive mind. Learn how to do it here.