In Memory of Three Great Psychologists We Lost This Year
Greater Good honors Frans de Waal, Daniel Kahneman, and Philip Zimbardo.
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Our Favorite Parenting Books of 2024
Greater Good picks our favorite books to help parents and their kids nurture love, connection, and resilience.
Can Forgiveness Help You Be More Resilient as a Parent?
A new study finds benefits to forgiveness for mothers of children with disabilities.
Three Lessons for Bringing Gratitude Into Your School
Hawaii schools are discovering how gratitude practices help improve school culture and foster a sense of belonging for staff and students.
Why People Quit Religion—and How They Find Meaning Again
Studies are investigating the process of leaving religion and what a flourishing life after religion looks like.
Can Gratitude Help You Quit Smoking?
A new study suggests that feelings of gratitude help reduce people’s desire to smoke and encourage them to get help quitting.
How Being Distracted May Lead You to Overindulge
A new study finds that when people multitask, they enjoy pleasant activities less and tend to overindulge afterward to compensate.
There’s a Gene That Influences How Trusting You Are
Trust could help us live longer and benefit our health—but how much is it determined by our genes?