Articles: How to Train the Compassionate Brain
By Jason Marsh | May 23, 2013A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
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Articles: 10 Ways to Get Ahead through Giving
By Adam Grant | April 22, 2013Adam Grant's research shows that "givers" rise to the top of the success ladder. Here's how you can make giving a way of life.
Articles: Tips for Resilience in the Face of Horror
By Jason Marsh | April 16, 2013After the Boston Marathon explosions, we are inundated with horrific images of violence and suffering. Here's how to protect our kids--and ourselves--from vicarious trauma.
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: Does Mindfulness Make You More Compassionate?
By Shauna Shapiro | February 27, 2013Mindfulness is more than just moment-to-moment awareness, says Shauna Shapiro. It is a kind, curious awareness that helps us relate to ourselves and others with compassion.
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: Our 10 Most Popular Articles in 2012—and 15 More You Might Like!
By Jeremy Adam Smith | January 7, 2013We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and point to 15 more you ought to consider reading.
Articles: The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2012
By Jason Marsh, Lauren Klein, Jeremy Adam Smith | January 3, 2013The most surprising, provocative, and inspiring findings published this past year.
Videos and Podcasts: Bullies, Bystanders, and Really Kind Kids
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 25, 2012Is your kid a bully? Even if you’ve taught your children right from wrong, sometimes the kids of kind and compassionate parents can still be…mean. Rona and I discuss strategies for raising children who don’t bully others.
Articles: Announcing the Greater Good Education Newsletter
By Vicki Zakrzewski | October 15, 2012Sign up now for regular updates on our education program.
Videos and Podcasts: Raising Kind Kids
By Christine Carter | October 8, 2012Greater Good Science Center parenting expert Christine Carter explains how to foster kindness in children—a key to their happiness.
Articles: How Self-Compassion Can Help Prevent Teacher Burnout
By Vicki Zakrzewski | September 11, 2012Tips for keeping cool and being kind to yourself, even in the midst of a stressful situation.
Raising Happiness: Greater Happiness in 5 Minutes a Day
By Christine Carter | September 10, 2012How to teach kids loving-kindness meditation
Articles: Four Ways to Encourage Kindness in Students
By Vicki Zakrzewski | August 20, 2012Back-to-school tips: Research-based steps teachers can take to prime their students for kindness.
Articles: 12 Steps to Happiness
By Stacey Kennelly | August 9, 2012A slideshow illustrating a dozen research-tested happiness activities you can start practicing today.
Articles: Being Kind Makes Kids Happy
By Delia Fuhrmann | August 1, 2012A new study is the first to show that kids get a happiness boost from sacrificing for others, suggesting our strong inclinations for altruism.
Articles: Educating for Empathy
By Stacey Kennelly | July 18, 2012More and more educators are helping kids develop empathy—and a recent contest highlights some of the most inspiring projects.
Raising Happiness: Is Your Kid Mean?
By Christine Carter | April 3, 2012Five ways to raise kind and compassionate kids.
Articles: Stress and Self-Compassion
By Jeremy Adam Smith | March 28, 2012Stress is the problem, says Robert Sapolsky. Is Kristin Neff's idea of self-compassion the solution?
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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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University of California, Berkeley
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Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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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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