If you can improve your willpower, you will be much more able to make the sort of positive changes you want to see. There are many tools at your disposal with which you can improve your willpower.
In his course, The Neuroscience of Everyday Life, Professor Sam Wang explains willpower from the...
“The brain-matter is plastic,” said William James in his book The Principles of Psychology, published 1890. It was an incredible discovery.
Science now shows us that the brain is moldable at any stage of life, not only when...
We like people who are kind to us. If we are kind, chances are we will be liked as well. Helping others and being kind is the morally right thing to do. Research shows that, in being kind, you not only help others, but also yourself—it improves your overall happiness level.
While writing in...
Many of us may have been told that we should smile more often. Studies suggest that smiling has multiple benefits for our well-being. But what if we fake a smile to purposefully introduce health benefits to our life? Is that possible?
That is one thing that Tara Kraft and Sarah...
KEY POINTS
- We don't plan for failures, and yet we often fail.
- It is not about a wrong decision we make. It is about moving on when the results are not as expected.
- To succeed in life, we must move on, live in the present, and keep working toward a better future.
- The past does not...
To define the key characteristics of a positive organization, let’s draw from the research in positive psychology and positive organizational behavior. The four key characteristics are hope, efficacy, resiliency, and optimism based on the research.
Hope does not just happen. ...
