Articles: How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times
By Robert Emmons | 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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Articles: Tim Ryan Brings SEL Bill Back to Congress
By Jill Suttie | May 7, 2013Today, Congressman Tim Ryan re-introduces his bill to support the growth of social-emotional learning in schools.
Articles: Mindful Mamas, Healthy Mamas
By Jill Suttie | May 6, 2013New research on low-income pregnant women reveals how our minds and bodies are connected—and how all of us can live healthier, more balanced lives.
Articles: Just One Thing: Give Them What They Want
By Rick Hanson | May 2, 2013Rick Hanson says that giving other people what they need will improve your life, not just their theirs.
Articles: Does Materialism Fuel Work-Life Conflict?
By Scott Behson | April 12, 2013A new study says materialistic values can worsen conflict between family and work.
Articles: Three Things Immigrant Families Can Teach All Americans
By Jeremy Adam Smith | April 10, 2013Jeremy Adam Smith reports on new findings in family research, with a special focus on immigrants.
Articles: Helping Kids Delay Gratification
By Jill Suttie | April 9, 2013A new book explains how to help kids mature and improve their executive functioning… without relying on punishments.
Articles: How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part Two
By Jeremy Adam Smith | March 28, 2013Jeremy Adam Smith offers five more tips to help men find a happy fit between paid work and family responsibilities.
Articles: How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
By Jeremy Adam Smith | March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
Articles: Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain
By Louis Cozolino | March 19, 2013In an excerpt from his new book, psychologist Louis Cozolino applies the lessons of social neuroscience to the classroom.
Articles: Too Many Bullies
By Jill Suttie | March 14, 2013Emily Bazelon's new book explores bullying among kids—and finds the solution in fostering empathy among both kids and adults.
Articles: Training Kids for Kindness
By Brooke Dodson-Lavelle | March 5, 2013Brooke Dodson-Lavelle explains how a trailblazing compassion training program expands children's natural capacity for empathy and kindness—even toward so-called "bullies."
Articles: Debunking the Myths of Happiness
By Jason Marsh | February 20, 2013Sonja Lyubomirsky explains what we misunderstand about happiness, and how we can get it right--part of Greater Good's podcast series.
Articles: Don’t Blame the Brain
By Jill Suttie | February 19, 2013A new book argues that education must be based on how our brains really function—not how we wish they would.
Articles: Five Ways to Renew an Old Love
By Barbara Fredrickson | February 13, 2013Love is fleeting, says one of the world's leading experts on positive emotion. But with practice, you can foster love anytime you wish—and in doing so, renew old bonds.
Articles: Four Ways to Make the Most of Gratitude on Valentine’s Day
By Amie M. Gordon | February 12, 2013Whether February 14th is your first Valentine’s Day together or your 35th, it's a great excuse to show gratitude for the one you love.
Articles: How Love Grows in Your Body
By Jeremy Adam Smith | February 7, 2013Here are the places where romantic love abides in our bodies—and the role each one plays in sustaining love over time.
Articles: Gratitude is for Lovers
By Amie M. Gordon | February 5, 2013New research says thankfulness, not romance, might be key to a happy Valentine's Day.
Articles: Just One Thing: Trust in Love
By Rick Hanson | January 31, 2013Love is a lot like the air, says Rick Hanson. It may be hard to see—but it’s in you and all around you.
Articles: Fixing the Mean Girl Syndrome
By Vicki Zakrzewski | January 29, 2013Research tells us that kindness may be the antidote to “popularity-through-meanness.”
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
April 15, 2013Emma Seppala explains how compassionate workplaces are good for employee health and the corporate bottom line.
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
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When Getting Angry Makes You Happy
April 2, 2013A new study shows how seeking happiness at the right time may be more important than seeking happiness all the time.
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Why Lent Makes People Happy (and Netflix Doesn’t)
March 21, 2013New research suggests that cutting back on life’s pleasures helps us enjoy them significantly more.
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‘Free the Mind’ film
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Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
May 17, 2013A new documentary reveals the power of mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Bay Area residents can catch a screening tonight at Stanford University.
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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.
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Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
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This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
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The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
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Northeast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
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Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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