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This article is part of the course: THRIVE 102 Psychological Capital or How to Be a Hero. Jump to Course The title of this blog post comes from a Ted Talk by Peter Sage. I’ll link to the video below so you can watch it yourself. In the video, Sage talks about the incredibly limiting…

This article is part of the course THRIVE 103: Activating Strengths in Pursuit of Well-Being Jump to Course The ultimate goal in positive psychology is to help individuals and communities thrive. We thrive by maximizing our character strengths in pursuit of well-being. Read my post on Well-Being and the Five ‘Happy’ Lives to learn more…

This article is part of the course THRIVE 101: Positive Psychology History and Introduction Jump to Course Continued From Part 1… But Wait, There is Good News Remember, Csikszentmihalyi found that teenagers can be unhappy and can see life through their suffering, but he also found an interesting exception. When teenagers focus their energies on…

Do you have a strong, automatic reaction when you encounter a situation that’s unfair? Everyone has a sense of what’s fair and what’s not, but that sense seems to be more pronounced in some people than others. And a new study suggests one possible reason: genes. In the study, researchers in China ran an experiment…

Posts Tagged ‘Character Strengths’

Self-Efficacy – How We Can, Not Why We Can’t

Character Strengths and the Virtuous Life

Brief History of Positive Psychology (Part 2)

Genes May Contribute to Sense of Fairness