Self-compassion can better our performance and increase our productivity in the workplace—yes, really!

Listen to this week’s #TheHappinessLab with Laurie Santos to learn more: bit.ly/3yaEAKv

Banning #smartphones in over 400 schools led to:
-decreased psychological symptoms among girls by 29%
-decreased bullying by boys and girls by 43%
-increased GPA among girls by .08 SDs
Effects were larger for girls from low SES families openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bits…

Are we paid enough? Should your promotion come quicker? Is AI about to replace us all? ⬅️ if your thoughts are sounding like this, you NEED to hear this week’s #TheHappinessLab !

Listen now to conquer your workplace woes w/ Laurie Santos, live from @SXSW: apple.co/4a7f2LA

The recruitment window is still open for a postdoc to join my lab at Duke in the fall! Feel free to email or DM me if you wanna chat.

Come to Yale!

🧠My lab is looking for a new full-time RA/Post-Bac🧠

All psych- & neuro-related scientific backgrounds welcome, experience with behavioral methods and/or EEG/fMRI a plus!

Contact me here if interested (and please RT!) ->
actcompthink.org/contact.html

In our opinion-rich world, expert voices offer the safest guidance.

These podcasts celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month will help you find a mindful moment, reflect, and put happiness first.

Explore our new Wellbeing category for the picks: apple.co/MHAMPods

📣Ep 85: Inside #TheHappinessLab w/ Dr. Laurie Santos🙌

A #MustListen ! @LaurieSantos helps us overcome the ways our minds lie to us about happiness!🤔

🎧 to the Pod:
lainierowell.com/ewgtranscripts…
📄 the @Thrive Article:
community.thriveglobal.com/inside-the-hap…

#EvolvingWithGratitude #BoldGratitude

Thank you Laurie Santos for this much-needed conversation & my friends at @tinkmedia for making it happen. In a world gripped by hate & violence, this chat made me smile. Remember to relish the little joys amid the necessary chaos—a cream cheese bagel or chai from QahwahHouse?

Technology is amazing... but it can also feel like it’s taking over your life!🥵

Digital Wellness Institute's Amy Blankson shares 10 easy tips for putting your tech in its place on #TheHappinessLab with Laurie Santos: apple.co/3UniMCR

Clinical psychologist Dr. Edith Shiro joins Laurie Santos to explore the complicated science of human trauma, and shares how we can give ourselves the best opportunity to experience post-traumatic growth on #TheHappinessLab : apple.co/49Xq0mt

In 2011, Dr. Sara Konrath documented a decrease in American empathy, launching a thousand think pieces about moral decline.

But our care has bounced back. What happened, and why has this good news gone pretty much unnoticed?

My latest for Vox: vox.com/future-perfect…

Social rels can be one of our greatest sources of happiness, but sometimes we lose touch w/ ppl we care about. Are we willing to reach out? New work w/Gillian Sandstrom finds that people are surprisingly reluctant to reach out to old friends nature.com/articles/s4427…

🚀 Available for Pre-Order! My new book 'More Activities for Teaching Positive Psychology' 📘 features lessons from giants in the field like Barb Fredrickson, Robert Emmons, Ph.D., Laurie Santos, & more. Make teaching joy and resilience easier & +effective! 💪 amazon.com/gp/product/143…

Congrats AZA Allsop, MD, PhD!

Discover the extraordinary ways we can turn our pain into growth on Laurie Santos’s #TheHappinessLab with WOHASU® (World Happiness Summit)'s Karen Guggenheim: bit.ly/3QgXllE

Today on The Happiness Lab, I explore the science behind post-traumatic growth. @wohasu founder Karen Guggenheim shares her inspiring story & dr.edithshiro talks about how we can turn adversity into growth. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…

📢New Preprint!📢
@JayVanBavel, Kareena del Rosario and I go inside the 'Funhouse Mirror Factory' of Social Media to explain how SM is distorting our perception of social norms-- by making moderate opinions practically invisible and over-representing the most extreme voices.

Live from the 2024 World Happiness Summit (WOHASU® (World Happiness Summit)), Dr Rangan Chatterjee joins Laurie Santos to explore the impact of happiness on our physical health and well-being, and what medical professionals are doing about it, on a brand new #TheHappinessLab : bit.ly/4aGJDRi

Want to be a #GoodListener ? If so, the key is working collaboratively with other people to understand them, says Jamil Zaki. Too often, we approach listening with a “perspective-taking” style. 🧵 hbr.org/2024/04/how-to…

Awesome new book alert! Michael Norton's new The Ritual Effect is out now. So so many great ideas for how to live a fuller life through the power of ritual. Be sure to check it out: amazon.com/Ritual-Effect-…