Research Bites are 1-page summaries of positive psychology research. Many were papers assigned as reading in my Harvard Extension Psychology Masters program. Others I’ve found in my endless rabbit holes of searching for evidence-based skills.
Principle: Distracting yourself by thinking of neutral things can lower the temptation to use social media. Quote: “Attentional distraction successfully modulated self-reports of Facebook desire.”Sternberg, N., Luria, R., & Sheppes,…
Principle Self-Control is like the strength of a muscle and can wear out after use, but can also strengthen over time with practice. Quote "Self-control is a complex, biologically expensive…
Principle: Your beliefs about whether willpower can wear out predict whether it actually wears out in practice. Quote: “It is important that people understand that their own beliefs about willpower…