5 Wearable Tech Devices That Increase Emotional Awareness Live Happy, Amy Blankson August 19, 2017 New wellness trackers keep us in touch with our moods and more. In ancient Greece, philosophers believed so strongly that self-knowledge was the key to human potential that they inscribed the phrase “Know Thyself” onto the sacred Temple of Apollo.…
Happiness in the Digital Age: How to Create a Habitat for Happiness in the Digital Age Purpose Fairy, Amy Blankson August 8, 2017 It’s almost incomprehensible to think about the level of distraction our technology has given us over the last 20 years. The average person checks his or her phone 150 times every day.…
What Will It Take to Bring Gender Balance to Silicon Valley? Forbes, Amy Blankson June 19 2017 Picture this: You’re in the middle of watching a movie when it’s revealed that the fate of the entire world rests in the hands of a computer scientist who must deactivate a nuclear bomb by manically entering a series…
The 5 Step Digital Declutter: How to Regain Control of Your Life by Dealing with Your Tech Graveyard Thrive Global, Amy Blankson June 12, 2017 You are having a great day — productive yet carefree, until you open your desk drawer to put something away and glimpse what appears to be a nest of black snakes interwoven…
60 Seconds to Happiness Live Happy, Michelle Gielan + Shawn Achor May 21, 2017 Use social media to enhance relationships and well-being with these expert tips. Vin called in during the taping of my new radio series, 60 Seconds to Happiness. His problem: He feels jealous each time he looks at his Instagram feed because staring back…
How Setting Digital Boundaries Can Help Women Succeed Forbes, Amy Blankson May 15 2017 A few weeks ago, I was chatting with a group of female executives about the modern challenges of finding work-life balance in the digital era. As I shared statistics about how the average smart phone user today checks their phone 150…
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…
3 Happiness Hacks to Savor the Holiday Season Live Happy, Amy Blankson November 1, 2016 Use technology to get more out of life, not distract you from it. Buy the groceries! Prep the turkey! Set the table! In the midst of the scurry to get ready for Thanksgiving, sometimes it can be difficult to just enjoy the moment…
Share a Smile In honor of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month Shawn Achor and I are giving away ten copies of our children’s book Ripple’s Effect, published by Little Pickle Press. It takes big actions to make big changes. Or does it? In Ripple’s Effect, residents of an aquarium learn that sometimes a smile is all…
The 3 Reasons Why You Should Be Playing Pokémon Go Over the past three weeks, you’ve undoubtedly heard the buzz about Pokémon Go, the augmented reality game that has inspired over 75 million people to hit the streets in search of imaginary friends, cute little monsters called Pokémon that you need to catch and…