Dr. Ed Suarez at Duke has published another study on c-reactive protein and depression. You can read the announcement here: http://tinyurl.com/LynnJ-creactiveproteinstudy For years now we have been learning how depression appears to have a large component of inflammation. Dr Charles Raison at the University of Arizona Medical School has written on this. His 2010 Archives […]
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TEACHING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY As I study positive psychology, I feel more and more interest in teaching and sharing. I am happier; I want others to be happier. One of the best ways to improve happiness is to look at specific activities that will improve one’s quality of life. Mike Frisch at Baylor has done a […]
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Here’s some interesting research announced a couple of days ago on Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307091552.htm#.UTo3CLq4o34.email Synopsis: Children who exercise and are exposed to stress have very little rise in cortisol, whereas sedentary couch potatoes have a rather nasty surge. LYNN SAYS: This is important because we see more and more research about depression being a primary […]
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The Journal of Experimental Psychology: General has scheduled an article for publication in a future issue of the journal: “On Feeding Those Hungry for Praise: Person Praise Backfires in Children With Low Self-Esteem.” The authors are Eddie Brummelman, Sander Thomaes, Geertjan Overbeek, Bram Orobio de Castro, Marcel A. van den Hout, and Brad J. Bushman. […]
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I have thought for a while that I should offer YouTube videos on the topic of flourishing, creating and maintaining a high energy life, and enjoying real success. Thoughts aren’t enough, one must act. Over the weekend I decided I would do something on smiling. It took me about ten tries, while I remembered to […]
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This year has been a giving rather than getting year, at least when it comes to skiing. I have been mostly spending my ski days with my four year-old granddaughters, on the beginner’s lift. That has a couple of components. First, we go over some bumps. I scream hysterically, “Oh, no, a big bump is […]
Read MoreWhy is there evil? One might argue that evil is in the eye of the beholder. It is socially constructed. That is a singularly cruel interpretation, since it devalues and discounts the pain that a recipient of evil feels. When one has felt evil, it certainly feel real. Sandy Hook Elementary School feels real. One […]
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I am in Queens, New York tonight. Tomorrow I am presenting my Positive Psychology Changes Lives workshop, and next to the hotel is a Spanish restaurant. Now Spanish food is not at all like Mexican or Central American food. I lived in South America, and have visited Central America and Mexico, but I’ve only been […]
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In a recent review, Ed Diener and Micaela Chan (2011)* reported that people in the top range of happiness – that is, the top 25% or so – live longer, and by around four to ten years. That means, that if you can get to the top 25% in your happiness, you can expect to […]
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Are thoughts real things? We think of thoughts as transient experiences that don’t have a real existence. They come, they go. But when we treat them as if they are real objects, we gain some control over them. Pablo Briñol and his colleagues in Madrid asked people to write down a thought and then either […]
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