In this age of senseless terror, we can feel helpless. But there are small ways that you can help contribute to a kinder world. By living a compassionate lifestyle, you…
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We have this idea that – whether at work or in personal relationships – giving critical feedback is necessary but difficult. The relationship may become damaged if there are hurt…
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Meditation can seem like a lonely activity, even a slightly selfish one —after all, you’re doing something, on your own, for yourself – or so it seems. Even if you’re…
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Children of empathic parents thrive. Parents don’t. Here’s what you can do. Do you feel highly anxious when your child cries or even whines? Do you feel that having children…
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Social media has completely transformed a range of our life experiences. Consider travel: It’s not just that dodging selfie sticks makes navigating attractions harder, but because tourists no longer even…
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In Relationships and at Work – Nice Guys Really Do Finish First
February 2, 2016To many people, the idea of compassionate leadership is touchy-feely at best and bad management at worst. But new research I discovered in writing The Happiness Track suggests that rather than making them…
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We think charisma is a gift, a special charm that some people have and others don’t. In researching my book The Happiness Track, however, I found that charisma is not…
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\We sometimes think of parents as harried, tired and exhausted. In fact a recent study showed that the first year of a child is worse than divorce, unemployment and even…
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Many men have cold feet about marriage. They worry about turning into pot-bellied suburban guys with three kids hanging on them like appendages as they take out the trash and…
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The Best Kept Secret to Highly Successful Relationships
November 5, 2013According to Adam Grant, Wharton’s most popular and youngest tenured faculty member, author of Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, people fall into one of 3 distinct categories:…