It’s Easier to Let Myself Down, Rather than to Let Other People Down Gretchen Rubin April 27 2017 Amy Blankson is a person who knows a lot about happiness and good habits. Remarkably, she’s the only person to be named as a “Point of Light” by two presidents (President Bush and President Clinton). What a…
Are You a Phone Snubber? Live Happy, Michelle Gielan and Shawn Achor April 18, 2017 Handle tech distractions so they don’t harm your relationships. It’s annoying, and we’re both guilty of it. It’s one of the prime ways we—as married happiness researchers—make each other supremely unhappy. See if you can guess what’s going on here: One…
Yes, Your Smile Really is Contagious Success Magazine, Shawn Achor April 13, 2017 I begin most of my lectures by asking the audience to break up into pairs. Then I say this: “Over the course of your life, you have excelled in part because of your impressive self-discipline. I want you to take all of the self-discipline…