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Articles: Why Self-Compassion Trumps Self-Esteem
By Kristin Neff | May 27, 2011Researcher Kristin Neff reveals the benefits of going easy on yourself: less anxiety, less conflict, and more peace of mind.
Articles: Just One Thing: Drop the Case
By Rick Hanson | April 19, 2011Have you built a "case" against someone who wronged you? Rick Hanson explains how to let it go.
Articles: Forgiveness Gets its Close-Up
By Jason Marsh | April 14, 2011An interview with Helen Whitney, director of the new PBS documentary, Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate.
Articles: Love in the Autumn Years
By Kimberly van der Elst | February 13, 2011A look at lovers' brains suggests passion and romance can last for decades.
Articles: How to Be a Supportive Spouse
By Whitney Patterson | February 11, 2011If you want to help your partner deal with a problem, try to act invisible.
Articles: A Peaceful End to the Battle of the Sexes
By Pelin Kesebir | January 20, 2011A review of Is There Anything Good about Men?: How Cultures Flourish by Exploiting Men.
Articles: Got a Headache? Try a Dose of Romance
By Kimberly van der Elst | December 29, 2010A new study suggests feeling in love can bring us pain relief.
Articles: How to Make an Apology Work
By Whitney Patterson | December 20, 2010A new study offers an important tip to anyone looking for forgiveness.
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Five Ways Giving Thanks Can Backfire
April 29, 2013Most of the time, gratitude is good. But research finds that there are situations when "thank you" may be the wrong response.
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How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times
May 13, 2013It's easy to feel grateful when life is good, says Robert Emmons. But when disaster strikes, gratitude is worth the effort.
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Six Tips for Making the Leap to Meaningful Work
May 15, 2013Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?
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How to Think LIke Sherlock Holmes
May 24, 2013These two books give us insights into how brain science can help us understand our nature, improve our lives, and help us empathize with those who may have memory lapses.
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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
May 23, 2013A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
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2nd International Conference on Positive Psychology: “Giving Hope – Giving Future”
May 22, 2013
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Greater Good Summer Institute for Educators
University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The GGSC’s six-day Summer Institute will equip educators with social-emotional learning tools that will benefit both students and teachers. Registration is now closed.
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"Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior"
Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
- "Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review"
Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
- "From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
- Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
- Northeast Foundation for Children
Northeast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
- Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship
Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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The Compassionate Mind
We're angry, fearful, depressed--and we can't help it. Societies that encourage us to compete with each other make it difficult to exercise compassion towards ourselves and others.
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