Can a simple show of gratitude have a measurable long term effect on your happiness? Well, Professor Martin Seligman, a pioneer in the field of Positive Psychology says: “Absolutely”. The Science: In a 2005 study involving 577 participants, Seligman and his team found that a simple intervention of delivering...
Does the belief that stress is harmful to your health influence your actual state of health? Can your beliefs about stress increase the likelihood of your premature death? The Science: In a 2013 study involving 28,753 participants, Dr. Abiola Keller and her colleagues at the University of...
In a report published on June 2012, Angela Duckworth, Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, made a bold statement: It is not lack of intelligence, but rather the lack self-discipline, which is responsible for poor academic results in American adolescents. “We believe”, she said, “that...
