Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Angie Hunt, Iowa State University
Six decades of research suggest the effect of media violence on aggressive behavior is the same across different cultures.
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- Written by: Crystal Ponti, YES! Magazine
It is so common for self-employed people to have ADHD, the disorder could be renamed “the entrepreneur’s trait.”
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- Written by: Barbara Jaffe, Ed.D.
In my younger years, I focused on unimportant issues, punctuated by worry and anxiety. My perfectionist attitude and fear of making mistakes forced me to assure everything was in order, often making unimportant events a priority, for I was concerned about how my life looked to others. I am not proud of my focus, but it is the truth.
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- Written by: Robert Mitchum, University of Chicago
A recent study reveals how political affiliations influence preferences for science books among American readers. While interest in science remains high across party lines, liberals and conservatives are drawn to different subjects, with liberals favoring basic sciences and conservatives preferring applied sciences. This trend highlights the growing polarization within scientific communication and its implications for public policy.
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- Written by: Thubten Chodron
In order to stop pointing out others' faults, we have to work on our underlying mental habit of judging others. Even if we don't say anything to or about them, as long as we are mentally tearing someone down, it's likely we'll communicate that through...
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- Written by: Nancy Windheart
In a world filled with chaos and division, the practice of interspecies communication offers a pathway to deeper understanding and connection. By asking the question, 'What is it like to be you?', individuals can cultivate empathy not only for animals but also for each other, fostering a more compassionate existence that transcends boundaries.
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- Written by: Jill Rosen, Johns Hopkins University
Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate from high school and consider college, research shows.
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- Written by: Roger Housden
Comparison is one of the ways the ego solidifies itself — either by making us feel special or small, which are two sides of the same coin. Thomas Jefferson captured this in one succinct sentence: Remember that no one is better than you, but that you are better than no one.
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- Written by: Matt Swayne, Penn State
Psychologists have developed new tests and mathematical models to help capture and quantify the snap moral and empathetic judgments we make all the time, such as when seeing footage from a war-ravaged country.
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
Imagine if we could completely trust that we are guided, protected and completely loved by an unseen higher power, that all that happens is a gift bringing us closer to God and our angels. I imagine that life would be peaceful and joyful.
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- Written by: Master Charles Cannon with Will T. Wilkinson
Hibernating animals awaken in spring. Likewise, humanity has been asleep, mired in illusion, and it is now awakening. We glimpsed this truth in our winter dream; now millions of us stir, awaken, and begin to build our truthful experience.
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- Written by: Jill Lublin
We must learn to take care of ourselves, to reconnect with who we are and what we want. By learning to practice some self-compassion, you can begin to treat yourself like a friend and give yourself the time and presence that you would give to someone else.
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- Written by: Briana Borten and Dr. Peter Borten
Contrary to popular belief, you are more than your accomplishments. And conversely, you are more than your failures. Attaching your self-confidence to the outcome of your actions is like attaching it to the weather...
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- Written by: Chris Grosso
Man, am I good at putting on a front. I’m guessing most of you, if you were really to take an honest look at yourselves, could probably relate. Now, when I say “putting on a front,” I’m talking about the me I let others see versus the me that’s underneath that exterior, the guy pretty much no one knows...
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- Written by: Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.
With the avalanche of unkind words and deeds engulfing our lives today, it's time to buck the trend and resist. The goal is to move from judgment and feelings of separation to acceptance and connection. Acts of kindness are what will get us there.
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- Written by: Josh Siepel, University of Sussex
As the World Economic Forum convenes in Davos, on the agenda for the assembled super-rich, politicians and celebrities will be the implications of a dramatic and impending shift in how our world works.
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- Written by: Colin Beavan, YES! Magazine
If you want to sustain yourself for the work ahead, here’s some advice: It doesn’t matter whether the other side “deserves” anger.
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- Written by: Sam Bennett
I work hard to refrain from judging other people, even when they are making it very, very hard to not judge them. I have come to realize that judgment is not really my job.
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- Written by: Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, PhD.
As a result of years spent trying to teach people to rewrite their prejudicial stories about themselves and others, I am keenly aware of how prejudice can spread. It can develop into embedded beliefs and cause inordinate amounts of stress.
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- Written by: Liz Entman, Vanderbilt University
Gender plays a significant role in the relationship between a person’s weight and the socioeconomic status of the people in their lives, research suggests.
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- Written by: Nancy Windheart
We are living in extraordinary times. Like many people, I’ve been riding the waves of personal and collective fear, grief, shock, chaos, hope, vulnerability, and openhearted tenderness as the reality around me in my country and in the world continues to shift.
