Research Bites
One page summaries of Positive Psychology Research from my psychology masters at Harvard Extension and how all of those positive psychology topics fit into Coaching Ourselves and Our Families.
Topics include: Resilience, Habit, Self-Control, Compassion, Growth Mindset, Grit, Goals, Happiness, Gratitude, Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, Autonomy, Motivation, Coaching, and more.
Principle: People adapt to good and bad events to return to a baseline of happiness in complex and individual ways.
Principle: When you experience temptations, it’s draining whether or not you resist them. Quote: “contrary to conventional wisdom, self-control was
Principle: Preschoolers who have families where they learn to delay gratification tend to have later life success. Quote: “Thus, a
Principle Self-Control as children predicts their health, wealth, and criminality as adults. Quote Following a cohort of 1,000 children from
Principle Children’s self-control as young as preschoolers can pr dict outcomes a decade later. Quote The significant correlations between preschool
Principle: Distracting yourself by thinking of neutral things can lower the temptation to use social media. Quote: “Attentional distraction successfully
Principle Self-Control is like the strength of a muscle and can wear out after use, but can also strengthen over
Principle: Your beliefs about whether willpower can wear out predict whether it actually wears out in practice. Quote: “It is
Principle Self-Control is associated with a lot of varied, positive life outcomes. Quote “Self-control as measured by our scale is
Principle Practicing self-control doesn’t increase your self-control. Quote “Despite high levels of adher- ence to the training tasks, there was