Your co-worker surprised you with a chocolate chip cookie, but a teammate took a dig at your report. As the day goes on, you’re more likely to dwell on the criticism than the act of kindness. Negative ...

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Recent work from the field of neuroscience has similarly found that while we are more likely to be operating from the defensive circuit, feeling gratitude activates different neural circuitry, ...

Imagine scripting a perfect day with your partner. On a beautiful Sunday morning hike, you take a dip at a refreshing waterfall and have a snack while feeling connected and energized. You head back ...

Discover why the "bad portions" of the user journey are the ones that tend to be remembered, and what to do about it. Picture this: You’re sitting on a train to see a friend of yours you haven’t seen ...

‘What went well?’ is as important to ask as ‘What went wrong?’ Have you ever noticed that your mind fixates on the answer to ‘What went wrong?’ turning the events over and over in your mind, analyzes ...

Why do insults once hurled at us stick inside our skull, sometimes for decades? Why do some people have to work extra hard to ward off depression? The answer is, for the same reason political smear ...

What do your worries about public health have to do with your financial well-being? Maybe a lot more than you realize, according to new research from Colorado State University's College of Business.

Have you ever noticed how one critical comment sticks with you more than ten genuine compliments could? Or how a single moment of frustration with your partner lingers longer than an entire day of ...