How can I be Free from my Struggles and Live a Happy Life?

How can I be Free from my Struggles and Live a Happy Life?

Abstract This paper invites you to consider a more adaptive view towards happiness and suffering which may change your life. It suggests that the old paradigm of seeking pleasure and avoiding pain is no longer adequate in the current digital age, and a new paradigm of...
Meaning Conference 2021: President’s Welcome Message

Meaning Conference 2021: President’s Welcome Message

What a difference a year’s delay has made! The pandemic has achieved something I was not able to after 4 decades of research and publication on the positive psychology of suffering.   With daily exposure to images of death like the above, and the constant drumbeat of...
The Positive Psychology of Persistence and Flexibility

The Positive Psychology of Persistence and Flexibility

What are the most valuable life strategies essential for survival and resilience? What are the most common traits shared by successful athletes and CEOs? More importantly, what are the virtues most important in living the good life? My answer to all the above...
New Year’s Resolutions: Four Proven Ways to Make Them Stick

New Year’s Resolutions: Four Proven Ways to Make Them Stick

In this holiday season, life can be very stressful for many people. It can be due to too many festive activities or the awkward moments during family gatherings. It can also be due to the painful loneliness of spending Christmas and a new year alone and grieving the...