http://pos-psych.com Positive Psychology News Daily - Daily boost of research-based happiness. Authored by University of Pennsylvania graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP). Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en    By day, I am a technology lawyer. I deal with cutting-edge communication systems, information processes and the movement of data. The nature of the craft also requires me to work with others to negotiate conflicts and disputes. Through those two functions I have become profoundly interested in ... http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/200811301252 Louis J. Alloro, M.Ed., MAPP consults with schools and communities to create positive cultures using an innovative and holistic approach called Social-Emotional Leadership. He also collaborates with MAPP colleagues at Flourishing Schools to offer workshops and consulting services that integrate best practices in education with cutting edge Positive Psychology ... http://pos-psych.com/news/louis-alloro/200811291247 “Black Friday” traditionally marks the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The National Retail Federation projects holiday shopping spending this year to amount to $470.4 billion, with the three-day holiday weekend accounting for roughly 10 percent of total holiday sales. During this time, retailers will tout their deals in ... http://pos-psych.com/news/suzann-pileggi/200811281241 Happy Thanksgiving from PPND! And with big thanks to you: the reader and the commenter, the positive psychology researcher and practitioner, the questioner and the question-answerer.  Thank you! ~ Us *  *  * See Gratitude in context in the Positive Emotions image map, and find more in-depth thoughts on gratitude in the Gratitude Image Map ... http://pos-psych.com/news/admin/200811271208 Forgive my shorter than normal posting; I know that regular readers of Positive Psychology News Daily are used to having far more substantial material to get their teeth into than this particular piece appears to deliver  - but all will become clear in a moment. There's less than six weeks to ... http://pos-psych.com/news/bridget-grenville-cleave/20081126504 Is That Me, Excited about My Country? On the night of the presidential election, I lounged and chatted on a cozy couch with friends in a Philadelphia apartment near the University of Pennsylvania as the state-by-state results were reported. We pondered the implications of the Harold Zullow and Martin Seligman ... http://pos-psych.com/news/derrick-carpenter/200811251218 Did you know that the average American puts on 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas? And how much do you figure the average Holiday shopper has spent per year for the past 10 years?  $500?  $600?  Try $961! This year may be different: according to a recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being measure, the majority of Americans report ... http://pos-psych.com/news/marie-josee-salvas/200811241210 I found this quote on a billboard in the City Hall Square in Copenhagen while on holiday there last month: Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity. Recognizing moments of fear or anxiety is simple enough but entering a state of curiosity is a real challenge for me, probably has ... http://pos-psych.com/news/yee-ming-tan/200811231206 Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel predicts interdisciplinary research in neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy will lead to a new “science of mind” in this century, finally illuminating an integrated, biological understanding of the embodied mind. Kandel outlines five principles for this new science of mind: 1) mind and brain are inseparable; 2) all ... http://pos-psych.com/news/denise-clegg/200811201198 By Timothy T.C. So ‘To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power.’ Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894) With the recent economic turmoil in the world, what is the best way ... http://pos-psych.com/news/timothy-so/200811191191