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Scholarly Publications
by Seligman et al., 2013
by Seligman, Railton, Baumeister, & Sripada, 2013
Press Articles
From Yahoo Health, July 15, 2014
From The New York Times, July 4, 2014
Newsletter Archive
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New findings indicate that pursuing pleasure does not bring happiness.
Textbooks
by Kennon Sheldon, Todd Kashdan and Michael Steger (Eds.)
Positive psychology exploded into public consciousness 10 years ago and has continued to capture attention around the world ever since. The movement promised to study positive human nature, using only the most rigorous scientific tools and theories. How well has this promise been fulfilled? This book evaluates the first decade of this fledgling field of study from the perspective of nearly every leading researcher in the field.
Scholars in the areas of social, personality, clinical, biological, emotional, and applied psychology take stock of their fields, while bearing in mind the original manifesto and goals of the postive psychology movement. They provide honest, critical evaluations of the flaws and untapped potential of their fields of study. The contributors design the optimal future of positive psychology by addressing gaps, biases, and methodological limitations, and exploring exciting new questions.
Videos
by Sonja Lyubomirsky on Good Morning America, 2008
Sonja Lyubomirsky's book The How of Happiness interview on Good Morning America
by Jonathan Haidt at TED Talk, 2008
by Sonja Lyubomirsky at Big Think, 2013
Happiness, well-being, contentment, life-balance -- we all want these things, but ironically our unconscious beliefs about what they are and how to attain them often stand in our way. In this overview of her 7-part Big Think Mentor workshop on How to Be Happy, psychologist and happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky discusses the happiness myths that can interfere with our sense of well-being.