by jmalouff | Dec 13, 2018 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology, Well-Being
You have heard of the Serenity Prayer? It suggests that a person solve problems where possible and accept that some problems cannot be solved. Accepting what can’t be changed is important to living a happy life. A particular type of acceptance plays an...
by jmalouff | Dec 11, 2018 | Emotions, Positive psychology, Well-Being
If you have a full-time job working for an organization, you are probably reasonably satisfied with your pay. I am satisfied with my salary as an associate professor of psychology. But if you found out that other employees doing the same work were getting...
by jmalouff | Dec 6, 2018 | Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Mental health problems, Well-Being
Do you have regrets? Frank Sinatra sang about his: “Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention.” I read recently that individuals over 50 years old say their biggest regrets involve not doing things. What kinds of things? Traveling to other countries,...
by jmalouff | Dec 4, 2018 | Well-Being, Work
Do you enjoy your job? If so, the job likely has most or all of these characteristics: Challenge. We want a reasonable amount of challenge in our work. Too much and we get stressed; too little and we get bored. We usually find new jobs challenging because there...
by jmalouff | Dec 3, 2018 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology, Well-Being
Many individuals living in wealthy countries want to be self-actualized. Have you reached that lofty perch? According to Abraham Maslow, who coined the term, self-actualization involves individuals making the most of their potential. Maslow said...
by jmalouff | Dec 2, 2018 | Positive psychology, Well-Being
If you had to describe your life so far in five words, which words would you choose? Write them down and then read on. Here are my five words: exciting, varied, happy, long, fortunate. The last word, fortunate, makes me think of a beloved Aussie book: “A...