We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. Shawn Achor is the CEO of Good Think Inc., where he researches and teaches about positive psychology. He is the author of The Happiness Advantage: The…
Read MoreHigh Levels of Anger Makes Heart Attack Risk 8x Higher
Cool your jets! A new study published in The European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care suggests that having an episode of intense anger was associated with an 8.5 times greater risk of having a heart attack during the following 2 hours. The study looked at 313 people who were being treated in a hospital for a…
Read MorePain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity
In a recent post on NPR, John Hamilton explored how our brain controls our perception of pain. David Linden, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University, claims that “our perception of pain is shaped by brain circuits that are constantly filtering the information coming from our sensory nerves”. For more, listen to the story via the…
Read MoreYour Dog Can Read Your Emotions
Previous research we’ve highlighted on our blog suggested that humans are quite good at reading their pet dog’s facial expressions. But what about the other way around? How good are dogs at reading their owners’ emotions? Up until now, scientific evidence and research in this realm was lacking, but a new study finds that dogs are…
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