3 Tips to Find Genuine Happiness
Last week, on International Day of Happiness, I got a call from BBC. They asked if I could join a mid-day program as a happiness expert and share my insights on what makes us genuinely happier. When BBC calls, you…
6 Science-Backed Ways to Improve Your Well-Being at Work
In the past two and a half years, I’ve given more than 360 virtual and in-person talks, workshops, and seminars about emotional fitness, well-being, and avoiding burnout. I’ve had the privilege of working with people from every kind of industry,…
3 Neuroscience Hacks For A Better Life
Recently, I travelled to Brainerd, Minnesota for a keynote. The temperature was a bit bone chilling, but the people couldn’t have been warmer. I was happy to be there. Thanks to my small-town Midwestern roots, I always breathe a sigh…
Strengthen Your Emotional Fitness With These 5 Practices
I grew up in the former Soviet Union, and my parents and I were considered second class citizens because we were Jewish. I’ll never forget the logbook in my school: Next to your name it said “Jew” if you were…
The Small Self Awareness Hack with Big Returns
Compared to a few months ago, how are you feeling about life these days? I hope that you’ve had some time to decompress and destress—even if just a little. For many, the waning days of August feel like our last…
Managers, You Don’t Have to Put Yourself Last
Do you want to be a great leader? There is one skill you need to master that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: emotional fitness. If this is not what you expected, I’m not surprised. Every day, there are dozens of…
10 Small Daily Habits To Dramatically Boost Your Productivity
As our world gets busier and our phones get beepier, the scarcest resource for all of us is quickly becoming attention and creative output. Every single one of us needs to work harder than ever to make time to put something new…
7 things I learned about struggle, resilience, and the human spirit
Since the pandemic broke out, I’ve given 165 virtual talks and workshops on emotional health and resilience skills. (No, that's not a typo.) I’ve had the privilege to share these skills with companies, teams, and leaders and got to do pro-bono…
How Technology Can Be Part of a Happy Life
Zoom Fatigue. Distraction. Burnout. For many of us, digital overwhelm is all around. The pressures of remote work are all too familiar. When we think about how to solve these problems, conversations inevitably turn to disengaging from technology: limiting screen time, deleting apps, taking…
Top tech tips to transform your productivity and well-being
This time last year, "Zoom Fatigue" was a little-known phrase. Fast-forward a year and it has become a universally understood phenomenon. The rapid shift to remote work and learning has caused us to become more reliant on technology than ever…
This Two-Minute Morning Practice Will Make Your Day Better
In the early 2010s, I wrote a self-help book that catapulted me into a strange universe. I went from working an office job in the suburbs to walking onto TV show sets where I was often introduced as “Captain Awesome” or “The…
6 strategies to help employees digitally flourish in an uncertain world
This year, the world changed overnight, and organizations globally have had to change with it. Although digital consumption has been on an upward trajectory for years, the rapid shift to remote work for many has led to a feeling of constant connectivity and digital overwhelm.…
How to Make Sure the Time You Spend Online Helps You Flourish
Last year, according to a Gallup study, global fear was at an all-time high, fueled by stress, worry, sadness and pain (and that was before the coronavirus pandemic changed everything). Further research has found that large amounts of unfocused online activity drives fear,…
7 science-backed ways to be happy right now
Let’s start with some bad news. The happiness model we’re taught from a young age is actually completely backward. We think we work hard in order to achieve big success and then we’re happy. That’s how I grew up! That’s…
How to be happy: 4 tips from positive psychology researchers
Originally published at Today.com How happy are you? It's a question we might ask ourselves from time to time, and if you're feeling pretty miserable, this advice could help. It’s the time of year when the craziness starts back up…
5 Strategies to Increase Focus in the Digital Era
Did you know that the average attention span of a human has officially dropped below that of a goldfish? Yes, the frequently mocked unintelligent goldfish has an attention span of a brief nine-seconds, while ours now averages at an even briefer,…
Why You Feel Successful But Still Aren’t Happy
Most of our successes fall into one of three categories, and we can rarely have all of them at once. “How can I succeed?” It’s a question many of us ask ourselves and have trouble answering. Because what is success,…
Relax, Your Smartphone Probably Isn’t Destroying Your Relationships
In a 2011 study at Stanford University, researchers asked a group of girls ages 8 to 12 by to surf the internet for up to five hours, then share how happy and socially comfortable they felt. The results weren’t encouraging. The…
Is Happiness the Key to Success?
Shawn Achor has dedicated his life to studying the relationship between happiness and success. A New York Times best-selling author and speaker whose TED talk has been viewed nearly 14 million times, he has helped thousands of individuals and organizations around the world find…
It’s No Joke! Humor Positively Impacts Performance
It seems like every day, a new workplace study finds that suppressing employee individuality is counterproductive. Organizations that encourage their employees’ humor and eccentricities do better than their competitors. Is this because people are more relaxed and comfortable working somewhere…
