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Giving Is Good—For Others, But Also for You

By Tracy Brower — 2021

In addition to being a deeply embedded characteristic which is correlated with happiness . . . giving also has significant benefits for givers.

Read on www.forbes.com

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04 – Seek Discomfort with Thomas Brag from Yes Theory

Amy talks to Thomas Brag, one of the guys from Yes Theory (who got Will Smith to bungee jump out of a helicopter). Thomas shares how to seek discomfort, manage anxiety, and face your fears head-on.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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47 - Friday Fix: Ask Yourself This Question and You'll Be Kinder to Yourself

Your inner dialogue can either inspire and motivate you to do your best or it can be the one thing that stands between you and living your best life. Studies consistently show self-compassion is the key to feeling and doing your best.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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50 – How Being Kind Makes You Stronger with Kindness Expert Houston Kraft

Amy talks to kindness advocate, Houston Kraft. He's reached millions of people with his message that just might change the way you think about kindness.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want

You see here a different kind of happiness book. “The How of Happiness” is a comprehensive guide to understanding the elements of happiness based on years of groundbreaking scientific research.

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Sonja Lyubomirsky
2024
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Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart

Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke.

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James Doty
2017
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Do We Control Our Happiness?

We’ve been through a lot in the last year. So many things have happened *to* us, things we have no control over, that have had a huge impact on our lives. After all that, it’s natural to ask ourselves a simple question: How much of our happiness do we actually control?

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Forrest Hanson
2021
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Emiliana Simon-Thomas: The Science of Happiness vs. Sustained Happiness

At the October 20, 2015, UC Berkeley Extension HR/Learning Advisory Board Symposium, Greater Good Science Center science director Emiliana Simon-Thomas talks about the science behind "sustained happiness."

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2015
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Gretchen Rubin: Five Half-Truths About Happiness | TEDxNewHaven

Gretchen Rubin is the author of the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, The Happiness Project—an account of the year she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific studies, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.

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Gretchen Rubin
2012
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Even Happier: A Gratitude Journal for Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

In this week-by-week guided journal, Tal Ben-Shahar offers a full year’s worth of exercises to inspire happiness every day.

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Tal Ben-Shahar
2009
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Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment

In this national bestseller—Martin Seligman’s most stimulating, persuasive book to date—the acclaimed author of Learned Optimism introduces yet another revolutionary idea.

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Martin E. P. Seligman
2004
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