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Tag: Compassion
Tag: Compassion
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Articles: Three Insights about Compassion, Meditation, and the Brain
By Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas | May 15, 2012What I learned at the recent International Symposium for Contemplative Studies.
Articles: How Does Religion Shape Compassion?
By Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas | May 9, 2012A GGSC-sponsored study found that compassion is less important for moving religious people to perform acts of kindness. But that doesn't mean they are less compassionate!
Articles: Religious People Less Motivated by Compassion than Atheists
By Yasmin Anwar | May 2, 2012In three experiments co-sponsored by the GGSC, scientists found that compassion drove less religious people to be more generous.
Articles: Toward a More Mindful Nation
By Tim Ryan | April 25, 2012Economic insecurity. A broken health care system. Youth violence. Congressman Tim Ryan explains how mindfulness can help.
Articles: Why You Shouldn’t Curb Your Compassion
By Brylyn Stacy | April 13, 2012A new study suggests the hidden costs of callousness.
Raising Happiness: Is Your Kid Mean?
By Christine Carter | April 3, 2012Five ways to raise kind and compassionate kids.
Articles: The Power of Self-Compassion
By Jason Marsh | March 14, 2012Kristin Neff discusses how self-compassion differs from self-esteem, why self-compassion can be hard for Americans, and the transformative effect it had on her own life--part of Greater Good's podcast series.
Videos and Podcasts: Kristin Neff on the Power of Self-Compassion
By Jason Marsh | March 13, 2012The pioneering researcher and author of Self-Compassion explains why it’s OK to accept your faults and be kind to yourself.
Articles: A Training to Make Teachers Less Stressed
By Melissa Janson | March 8, 2012A new study shows how the Cultivating Emotional Balance program can help teachers (and the rest of us) reduce stress and cultivate compassion.
Raising Happiness: Is Marital Bliss Sexist?
By Christine Carter | March 3, 2012A brief Q&A with myself.
Articles: Is It Best to Be Greedy in Tough Economic Times?
By Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton | February 23, 2012New research suggests that evolution selects for altruism, not greed.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: 5 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Relatives Over the Holidays
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | December 22, 2011Sometimes the holidays are hard because of other people.
Videos and Podcasts: 5 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Relatives Over the Holidays
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | December 22, 2011Think you have to put up with your mean mother or drunk uncle again at your big holiday meal this year? Think again. Rona and I discuss five ways to make challenging relationships less difficult over the holidays.
Articles: Low-Income People Quicker to Show Compassion
By Yasmin Anwar | December 20, 2011New research by GGSC graduate fellow Jennifer Stellar finds that upper classes are less able to recognize suffering.
Raising Happiness: The Foundation of Happiness
By Christine Carter | November 21, 2011My favorite gratitude practices.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Occupy: Should the Kids be Involved?
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | November 10, 2011What social justice has to do with happiness
Videos and Podcasts: Occupy: Should the Kids be Involved?
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | November 10, 2011This week Rona and I discuss how and why to talk to kids about the Occupy Wall Street movement, and why giving them a broader understanding can boost their happiness (and ours!).
Articles: Just One Thing: Have Compassion For Yourself
By Rick Hanson | November 8, 2011Responding to another person's suffering is hard; responding to our own suffering can be harder. Rick Hanson explains how to foster self-compassion.
Raising Happiness: Gratitude vs. Materialism
By Christine Carter | November 7, 2011Holiday happiness is simpler than you might think!
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