Posts Tagged ‘positive psychology’

Yes, We Can Learn to Be Happier

March 17, 2024 — Professor Bruce Hood at the University of Bristol wants us to know that we can indeed learn to be happier. He has been teaching the Science of Happiness there since 2018 and measuring the results over time. Collaborating with Catherine Hobbs, Sarah Jelbert, and Laurie Santos in Higher Education, he reports that coursework in positive […]

Mindfulness, Setbacks, and Self-Compassion

February 4, 2024 — February is an excellent month to consider the virtue of self-compassion – both generally and also specifically for dealing with setbacks in the goals we might be pursuing for this new year. Why? Well, to begin with, we’ve survived January and as Roz Chast and many others remind us, it can be a long and […]