The Power of One Small Act of Kindness Did you know that negativity bias is an evolutionary mechanism? We as humans evolved to focus on negative events to survive. Being more attentive to negative events, like a lion for example, played a useful role in survival. ...
Fall Is a Great Time to Rest and Recharge This time of year in parts of the world, the leaves are changing color and falling. Harvests are wrapping up. Fields will be left fallow. We could all use some fallow (rest) time too. We don’t have to be busy all the time. ...
Love, Connection and Joy As Acts of Resistance If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickenson Lately,...
Can You Find the Good? How to Cultivate a Habit of Positivity “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” —Aristotle Like excellence, positivity is also a habit – something to practice. And practicing leads to more positivity....
Flourishing, Not Languishing —3 Steps You Can Take Today If languishing wasn’t part of your vocabulary before, you might have encountered it during the pandemic. Adam Grant wrote about the blah feeling many of us were experiencing, but languishing (or its opposite...
What Can You Learn Today? Benefits of a Growth Mindset I am a lifelong learner. I devour books and TED talks and podcasts. I love workshops and classes. This year, I decided to do a deep dive into learning with a year-long program at Stanford. I’m learning about sleep...