Seven Tips for Fostering Generosity
By Jeremy Adam Smith | December 12, 2011It's a time of giving. But can we make giving a way of life, all year round?
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Tips for Keeping a Gratitude Journal
By Jason Marsh | November 17, 2011Here's a way to be thankful all year long.
Have You Helped Someone Today?
By Jason Marsh | March 15, 2011Tell us how--and enjoy a helper's high.
Six Ways to Boost Your “Habits of Helping”
By Stephen G. Post | March 15, 2011Want to live a longer, healthier life? Stephen G. Post explains how to reap the benefits of practicing altruism.
10 Ways to Become More Grateful
By Robert Emmons | November 17, 2010Robert Emmons offers everyday tips for living a life of gratitude.
Fred Luskin Explains How to Forgive
By Jason Marsh | August 24, 2010His research-tested technique for giving up your grudges.
The Hows of Happiness
By Jason Marsh | July 21, 2010Seven research-tested strategies for a happier life.
Five Steps to Happiness at Work
By Timothy Sharp | July 1, 2009Australian positive psychologist Timothy Sharp—otherwise known as "Dr. Happy"—asked 50 people a simple question: What do you consider to be the top three contributors to happiness at work? Their answers provide food for thought to managers and employees alike.
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By Christine Carter | Winter 2009Christine Carter reveals six steps for boosting kids' creativity.
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Greater Good Sex Tips for Guys
February 12, 2012Jeremy Adam Smith offers three science-based sex tips for the emotionally intelligent gentleman.
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
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Fred Luskin on Overcoming the Pain of Intimacy
February 11, 2012The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight with someone we love.
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The Captain Who Fell into the Lifeboat
January 20, 2012What the Costa Concordia disaster reveals about heroism—and how we can train ourselves to be heroes.
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Fox News: GGSC Fellow Study is “Junk”
December 30, 2011New media coverage of our research ranges from the helpful to the political.
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
Am I Really Going to Have to Ask You Again?
February 20, 2012Nagging is a particular form of unhappiness—for everyone involved.
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How to Find the Good in People We Love
When we’re fighting with people we love, it can become hard to see the good in them. The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight.
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