Men are better than women at math and science. This is a comment likely to rile the feathers of some of my more feminist readers, and yet I could easily support such a statement with evidence showing that men get higher SAT scores in math than women or how science and technology careers are predominantly male disciplines. […]
This weeks article comes from a reader, Allison Gamble, who read my article on “What’s Good About Work?” and felt I was only telling half the story. Allison has been a curious student of psychology since high school. Her perspective on making the most of time “between jobs” is inspring and an important reminder for […]
Sandye, an old high school friend of mine, recently shared an uplifting true story on Facebook. She was waiting on line for the food service (pizza, hot dogs, etc.) at Costco with her husband and daughter. After waiting what seemed like forever, they finally got up to the front of the line and ordered their […]
Last week, fellow MAPP graduates, Marie-Josee Shaar and Kathryn Britton published their new book: Smarts and Stamina: The Busy Person’s Guide to Optimal Health and Performance. I was honored to have been asked to write the foreword for their book. This week on Psychology of Wellbeing, I share with you the foreword I wrote for them. […]
Research by Amy Wrzesniewski while at the University of Michigan showed that people see their work in one of three very different ways: As a job (a means to earn money for survival or lifestyle,) as a career (an opportunity to learn and grow,) or as a calling (an avenue for personal fulfillment and making […]
September 11, 2001. I was staying at the Pierre Hotel in New York City and woke up just as the first plane was crashing into the tower. I was living in Mexico at the time but had stopped in New York on my way back from somewhere (my memories of whatever was happening the week […]
Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, floods, volcanoes and terrorist attacks. In just the past year these disasters have all hit somewhere in the world. We’ve had every kind of disaster you can think of short of an attack of zombie hordes. This time, the disaster came pretty close to home for me with Hurricane Irene […]
A recent series of research studies found that women are lured away from math and science by their desire for romance. This research is fascinating on two levels. First, because it highlights a difference between the genders as researchers found that women, but not men, would express less motivation to pursue a career in science, […]
Let’s face it, most of us hate our jobs, and if you ask us what we hate about them, we’d be happy to tell you the stories of lazy coworkers, miserable conditions and asshole bosses. Gallup researchers suggest that “presenteeism” (the act of showing up to work but not truly contributing to the productivity of […]
Today’s article is by my friend and fellow University of Pennsylvania MAPP graduate, David M. Carter. David specializes in the psychology of behavior change towards more environmentally sustainable lifestyles. I am inspired by the impact David makes on the world through his writing and speaking, promoting the theories and research discoveries in positive psychology that can […]
