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I started meditating soon after 9/11. I was living in Manhattan, an already chaotic place, at an extremely chaotic time. I realized I had no control over my external environment.…

My friend Adam Rifkin, LinkedIn “Influencer” and I co-authored this article for LinkedIn. Why We Overwork Our business culture has come to value compulsive overwork as the only path to…

Why do we love to chase? What is so intriguingly attractive about hard-to-get partners, Black Friday sales, and the very latest iPhone? Whether it’s for a trophy, a promotion, a…

I recently gave a TEDx talk that summarizes research on social connection, compassion and happiness! I hope you enjoy it! If you enjoyed it and think it may be useful…

Talented designer Ketan Deshpande designed this great infographic to summarize my Psychology Today article on the science of compassion. Love the visual reminders of why it pays to do good!…

Yesterday, journalists at Huffington Post Live asked me to comment on whether women are more compassionate than men. Scientists in general tend to cringe at any strong black-and-white statements of…

“They’re all yours,” says the psychiatrist. In front of me, a group of 15 young men. Clad in baseball hats or skullcaps, some have long beards, others tattoos. Everyone is…

Decades of clinical research has focused and shed light on the psychology of human suffering. That suffering, as unpleasant as it is, often also has a bright side to which…