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Lifestyle research - exercise, diet, sleep, substances - some recent publications (December)

3rd December 2023

I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in recent studies that I've found helpful.  I plan to give details in separate blog posts on Lifestyle, Relationships, Ageing, Positive Psychology, Meditation & Compassion, and Psychedelics.  Here are some Lifestyle posts mostly published in the last few weeks.  I...

A wide-angle assessment of emotional states

3rd June 2023

My all-time favorite topic in positive psychology is the study of positive emotions. I'm fascinated by how pleasant experiences, which can be so subtle and fleeting, can add up over time to change who we become. I'm especially excited these days about investigating how positive emotions change the very ways that our cells form and function to keep us healthy.  Barbara...

Vitality project - measurement issues

22nd May 2023

                                   What gets measured, gets managed.   Peter Drucker

If one's going to put a good deal of effort into measuring and so better managing something, then it's important that what one is measuring is significant.  The earlier (and...