Every day we have many decisions and choices to make. Dr. Sheena Iyengar, a social psychologist who is a professor of business at Columbia Business School, surveyed 2000 Americans and found that the average American makes about 70 choices in…
“Believing is seeing”. How you can change your negative beliefs about yourself.
We’ve all heard the expression “Seeing is believing”. Of course, it refers to the fact that it may be hard to believe something if you haven’t seen it for yourself. That makes sense. But, there is another, similar yet contrasting…
Helping others adds to your own happiness.
Many research studies have shown that our social connections have an impact on both our physical and psychological wellbeing (see this blog). People with strong social ties live healthier and longer lives than people with poor social connections, and, one…
Commit to your goals. Throw your knapsack over the wall!
Tal Ben-Shahar is an Israeli psychologist who writes on the topics of positive psychology and leadership. He has written best-selling books about happiness. While a professor at Harvard University, he created and taught the most popular course in Harvard’s history,…