Posts tagged with 'wellbeing'
The 5 minute 'Health' read - Background
8th January 2024
I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write a brief approximately 1,200 word (5 minute read) newsletter/blog post pretty much every week, highlighting helpful material that has emerged in the previous couple of …
The 5 minute 'Health Read; - Positive Psychology: recent research (December)
10th December 2023
I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in brief updates on recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write an approximately 1,200 word (5 minutes to read) blog post pretty (today's is a little longer!) much every week, highlighting helpful material …
Vitality project - measurement issues
22nd May 2023
What gets measured, gets managed. Peter Drucker If one's going to put a good deal of effort into measuring and so better managing something, then it's important that what one is measuring is significant. The earlier (and first) blog post in this series - Background & importance of a three …
Recent research: articles from winter/spring journals
21st April 2019
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - Endnote - which currently contains well over 27,000 abstracts. I also regularly tweet about emerging research, so following me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ (click on the relevant …
How to live well: 10th meeting - review & next steps
17th November 2018
"When I get to heaven, they will not ask me 'Why were you not Moses?'. They will ask 'Why were you not Susya? Why did you not become what only you could become?'" Susya, a Hasidic rabbi "Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, …
Recent research: articles from summer/autumn journals
13th November 2018
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - Endnote - which currently contains well over 26,500 abstracts. I also regularly tweet about emerging research, so following me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ (click on the relevant …
How to live well: 9th meeting - social identity theory, strength of weak ties & Fredrickson's emotional resonance
30th October 2018
"No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." John Donne This is the third in a triad of sessions in the "How to live well: a shared exploration" course which has focused on the crucial area of …
How to live well: 8th meeting: nourishing relationships, conflict & wisdom, and attachment
24th October 2018
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart." Dhammapada We introduced the first of three sessions on relationships in last week's meeting - "How to live well: 7th meeting - relationships, roles, Dunbar, needs & dyads". We looked particularly at Funeral speeches/current progress, Dunbar's 5-15-50-150 …
How to live well: 7th meeting - relationships, roles, Dunbar, needs & dyads
17th October 2018
"Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship." Epicurus "Friendship is the single most important factor influencing our health, well-being, and happiness." Robin Dunbar, Oxford emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology Last week we talked about "How …
How to live well: 6th meeting - work, balance, practice, strengths & goals
10th October 2018
"Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." Rumi "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Edison Last week's session of the "How to live well - a shared …