As you have been reading articles on Positive Psychology News Daily (PPND), you may have been thinking, “How do these positive psychology concepts fit together?”
The Image Maps
Introducing… the Image Maps. These image maps are to help people get a mental structure for storing information about positive psychology. These image maps are the brainchild […]
Humans gravitate towards creating and celebrating rituals in all sizes and forms - from a morning shower routine to the composition of a elaborate Thanksgiving dinner. Rituals are a way for us to recognize our values and connect to what creates meaning in our lives. Many believe that rituals are psychologically necessary to our daily life and that they give us a rhythm to connect to within our stressful and chaotic lives. So the idea is that by consciously or unconsciously engaging in ritualistic behavior we are able to more fully ground ourselves and reconnect to our values or with others. […]
To expand on my first entry’s musings about income and happiness, I’d like to introduce how the simple principles developed by Mohammad Yunus, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, warrant the interest of positive psychology. If you’ve ever met Professor Yunus, you can immediately see how his kind spirit and strong convictions have helped Grameen […]
The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship was perhaps the most thrilling conference I’ve ever attended. This global conference brings passionate people together from all corners of the globe, such as Mohammad Yunus, Al Gore and Robert Redford, for the sole purpose of discussing business’s responsibility regarding positive social change. I’d like to introduce this […]
I’m ecstatic! I look around and feel like positive psychology is everywhere! I’m thrilled that The Economist is exploring what role the market has for our personal happiness and how the New York Times explains the practical application of positive psychology. But then something causes me to wonder, what’s missing?
Essentially, it is the more than […]
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Try. Fail. Try. Fail better.
As I drove my youngest sister home from her first SAT exam a few weeks ago, this maxim surfaced in our conversation and it got me thinking about the effectiveness of visualization.
I’m a firm believer in the power of creating one’s day first thing in the morning through visualization. I like […]
Giselle Nicholson, MAPP ‘06, is a social entrepreneur. Giselle has worked in real estate, marketing, and consumer packaged goods. Currently, Giselle is pursuing a new entrepreneurial venture.
Giselle writes on the 13th of each month, and her past articles are here.
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