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What Makes a Great Workplace?

Jill Suttie 196,325

How many of us truly love our jobs? With longer work hours, and less opportunity for creativity and personal ...

How Sleep Makes You Smart

Jill Suttie 74,531

About one-third of our lives are spent in reverie, and yet little is known about how sleep is linked to intellectual ...

3 Ways You Can Find More Happiness at Work

Jill Suttie 61,088

"Too many of us fall in the trap of believing that "work is work" and isn't supposed to be a source of happiness, or ...

Why We Love Music

Jill Suttie 41,805

What is our fascination with music? And, why is it that it sometimes invokes such a deeply emotional response? ...

My Trouble with Mindfulness

Jill Suttie 38,620

Despite a growing abundance of research that shows how valuable mindfulness meditation can be, there also seems to ...

Five Ways Music Can Make You Healthier

Jill Suttie 38,508

Many of us are well aware of the impact of music upon our mood. An old, familiar tune may not only help to alleviate ...

The Difference Between Meaning & Happiness

Jill Suttie, Jason Marsh 38,124

Philosophers, researchers, spiritual leaders -- they've all debated what makes life worth living. Is it a life ...

Greater Good's Top Books of 2016

Jill Suttie, Kira M. Newman, Diana Divecha, Laura Saponara 37,464

The Greater Good Science Center sponsors and disseminates cutting-edge research on well-being in order to "foster a ...

How the Mind Can Heal the Heart

Jill Suttie 36,029

Daniel Goleman, author of "Emotional Intelligence" and "Social Intelligence", and Tara Bennett-Goleman, ...

How Nature Can Make You Kinder, Happier and More Creative

Jill Suttie 35,369

""People have been discussing their profound experiences in nature for the last several 100 years -- from Thoreau to ...

How Smartphones Are Killing Conversation

Jill Suttie 34,988

Today's cell phones threaten to hinder humanity rather than help unless we take control of our behavior and put ...

7 Ways Sharing Can Make You Happy

Jill Suttie 28,756

According to the director of Share The World's Resources, placing greater emphasis on the social and environmental ...

Are We Losing Our Focus?

Jill Suttie 28,378

Daniel Goleman, renowned author and psychologist, writes that the ability to focus on one task to the exclusion of ...

How Music Brings Us Together

Jill Suttie 25,831

Most everyone would agree that they enjoy listening to music, whether it be live music, the car radio, or maybe from ...

Overcoming the Brain's Negativity Bias

Jill Suttie 25,270

Why are we waylaid by criticism or unable to get past a minor snub from our best friend? Thats our negativity bias. ...

Why Are We So Wired to Connect?

Jill Suttie 24,076

What drives our powerful need for social interaction? And what makes being alone difficult? These are just a couple ...

Can Compassion Change the World?

Jill Suttie 23,481

In this year of his 80th birthday, the Dalai Lama has collaborated with psychologist and bestselling "Emotional ...

How to Listen to Pain

Jill Suttie 23,290

In this thought-provoking Q and A, Greater Good's book review editor Jill Suttie asks author Brene Brown about the ...

Better Eating Through Mindfulness

Jill Suttie 22,883

More than a billion people around the world are overweight, leading to all kinds of health challenges. "Obesity ...

Top 10 Insights From the Science of a Meaningful Life

Kira M. Newman, Mariah Flynn, Jill Suttie, Jeremy Adam Smith 21,323

Greater Good shared its top 10 insights from their "Science of a Meaningful Life" report. The team created the list ...

How Social Connections Keep Seniors Healthy

Jill Suttie 21,177

Some of the greatest transitions in life occur in older age, including retiring, downsizing, or losing social ties. ...

Can Compassion Change the World?

Jill Suttie 21,139

Can compassion change the world? In celebration of his 80th birthday, the Dalai Lama reached out to author, Daniel ...

Top 10 Insights From the Science of a Meaningful Life 2015

Jason Marsh, Kirra Dickinson, Kira M. Newman, Jill Suttie, Jeremy Adam 20,295

From the link between kindness and awe, and the keys to bridging political divides, to the effect of mindfulness on ...

Books on How to Lead a Meaningful Life

Diana Divecha, Kira M. Newman, C. Brandon Ogbunu, Elise Proulx, Jill Suttie 19,967

Looking to curl up with a good read? Check out this list of 2017's best books on how to stay resilient and live a ...

How Our Bodies React to Seeing Goodness

Jill Suttie 19,741

"Researchers have a name for that high we get from witnessing human goodness: "moral elevation." And it has been ...

How to Protect Kids From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Jill Suttie 19,176

With today's use of technology, it can be easy to forget to go outside, but studies show that making this a habit ...

How to Move Beyond Pain

Jill Suttie 19,145

We will all feel pain in one form or another many times throughout our lifetimes, whether it be the heartbreak of ...

Seven Ways to Live in the Direction of Your Purpose

Jill Suttie 18,376

"How do you go about finding your purpose if its not obvious to you? Is it something you develop naturally over the ...

Learning Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World

Jill Suttie 16,984

In her enlightening and engaging new book, "Triumph of the Heart," journalist Megan Feldman Bettencourt strives to ...

8 Questions to Help Navigate Election Stress

Jeremy Adam Smith, Jill Suttie 16,651

"How are you doing? For Americans facing the COVID-19 lockdown and economic instability through the spring and ...

Should We Train Doctors for Empathy?

Jill Suttie 16,613

The term 'bedside manner' has long been used to describe a doctor's ability to connect and empathize with a patient. ...

How to Raise an Environmentalist

Jill Suttie 15,702

"From climate change to overfishing to deforestation, it seems that we are on the brink of a natural disaster on an ...

Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Kids

Jill Suttie 12,790

To many residents Binghamton, New York, appears to be on the decline. The once thriving community was struck hard by ...

Staying Sober Through Service

Jill Suttie 12,713

What does making coffee at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have to do with staying sober? A whole lot, according to ...

How to Fight Racism Through Inner Work

Jill Suttie 12,557

Mindfulness meditation may hold the key to grappling with interpersonal racism, says Rhonda Magee, because it helps ...

Five Keys to Managing Intrusive Thoughts

Jill Suttie 12,406

"Persistent thoughts can be signals to ourselves about underlying life issues that need resolution," writes Dr. Jill ...

How Seeing the Good in People Can Help Bridge Our Differences

Jill Suttie 11,364

How do you provide kindness? When it seems like nothing else is good in the world, that feeling becomes even more ...

The Mindfulness Skill That Is Crucial for Stress

Jill Suttie 11,344

Mindfulness is known to have many advantages, including reducing stress, increasing awareness, improving physical ...

How to Turn Stigma About Mental Illness Into Compassion

Jill Suttie 11,199

In this interview international expert on developmental psychopathy Stephen Hinshaw discusses his book "Another Kind ...

6 Causes of Burnout at Work

Jill Suttie 10,664

"Job burnout is on the rise, according to several surveys. People are feeling emotionally exhausted, detached from ...

The Top 10 Insights From the â€œScience of a Meaningful Lifeâ€ in 2020

Kira M. Newaman, Jill Suttie, Jeremy Adam Smith, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Elizabneth Svoboda 10,000

"This year's top insights speak to the moment, from concrete tips about how to bond with a friend to broader truths ...

When Love Breaks Your Heart

Jill Suttie 9,986

When science journalist Florence William's husband of 25 years unexpectedly asked for a divorce, William found ...

The Science of a Meaningful Life: Top 10 Insights From 2022

Kira M. Newman, Jeremy Adam Smith, Jill Suttie, Allira Bellawala, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas 9,940

"It's hard to talk about individual well-being these days without talking about what's going on in the world, ...

How Being Distracted May Lead You to Overindulge

Jill Suttie 8,875

Researchers find that multitasking during one activity can lead to overindulgence later. For instance, eating a ...

Eight Questions That Can Help You Survive Election Stress

Jeremy Adam Smith, Jill Suttie 8,673

In 2024, 43% of American adults have felt more anxious than they did the previous year, the American Psychological ...

How to Work with the Bias in Your Brain

Jill Suttie 8,167

None of us is immune to bias. From our education systems to our justice systems, bias exists in many forms. Where ...

How Small Moments of Empathy Affect Your Life

Jill Suttie 7,755

"Greg Depow at the University of Toronto and his colleagues conducted a study on people's experience with empathy in ...

To Live Longer, Find Your Purpose in Life

Jill Suttie 7,332

While we might assume that life satisfaction would lead to a longer life, recent studies suggest that having a ...

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