How to Not Be Miserable at Work Success Magazine, Shawn Achor March 2, 2017 Yale psychologist Amy Wrzesniewski has made a living out of studying how the mental conceptions we have of our jobs affect performance. After many years and hundreds of interviews with workers in every conceivable profession, she has found that employees have one of three…
Relax, Your Smartphone Probably Isn’t Destroying Your Relationships Fast Company, Amy Blankson February 19, 2017 In a 2011 study at Stanford University, researchers asked a group of girls ages 8 to 12 by to surf the internet for up to five hours, then share how happy and socially comfortable they felt. The results weren’t encouraging.…
Start a Ripple of Kindness in Your Community Live Happy Magazine, Amy Blankson February 14, 2017 When we see others giving back and being compassionate, we want to do the same. This past week, I was checking out at the grocery store with my three daughters. I was in “go mode,” as in let’s-check-out-as-fast-as-possible-and-go because my 4-year-old was starting…
Top 10 Books That Will Change Your Life in 2017 Live Happy Magazine, Sandra Bienkowski January 18, 2017 Use the insights and practices from these books to increase joy and open your mind in the year ahead. Set aside some reading time and stock your shelves with these 10 exceptional new books, which cover a range of illuminating…
You Have to See Your Happiness to Believe It Success Magazine, Shawn Achor January 13, 2017 Psychologists have long known that negative emotions narrow our thoughts and range of actions, which has served an important evolutionary purpose. In prehistoric times, if a saber-toothed tiger was running at you, fear and stress helped release chemicals that either prepared you…
Which Kind of Goal Setter Are You? Live Happy Magazine, Shawn Achor & Michelle Gielan January 17, 2017 Our researchers try out two different goal-setting techniques to reach the same result: Happiness. I love that the beginning of the year is a special time to focus on self-improvement. I hate that it often provides an even bigger chance to…
You Can Improve Your Default Response to Stress Harvard Business Review, Michelle Gielan January 5, 2017 One morning while anchoring The Early Show in New York, one of my coanchors got mixed up and tossed the show to me five minutes before I was slated to appear for my next segment, which was covering breaking news on political…
To Stick To A Goal Use Your Own Laziness As An Advantage NY Mag, Science of Us, Cari Romm January 3, 2017 Lurking beneath every well-intentioned New Year’s resolution is an unacknowledged truth: Most of us are lazy slobs at heart, and no amount of self-improvement planning is going to change that fact. Maybe you can force…
Checking Email As Soon As You Wake Up Could Be Ruining Your Day CNBC, Marguerite Ward December 30, 2016 If you’re like most people, you wake up to an alarm ringing on your smartphone. Then you probably roll over and check your work email. That’s a dangerous way to start the day, according to a woman who…
How to Stay Informed With the News Without Getting Depressed Thrive Global, Michelle Gielan December 23, 2016 It was painful to watch, and I had a front row seat. From my post as an anchor at CBS News, I reported on people’s pain as they lost their jobs, homes and savings. The rapid-fire coverage of these problems…
