Happiness

10 (Science-Based) Reasons Why Compassion Is Hot

Written By Dr. Emma Seppala

• 18 Jul 2012
• • The Huffington Post
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Science suggests that compassion may well be the most important thing in your life. 1. It makes us happy (as happy as getting money)! A brain-imaging study headed by neuroscientist Jordan Grafman from the National Institute of Health showed that the “pleasures centers” in the brain, i.e. the parts of our brains that are active when we experience pleasure (like …

The Kindness of Strangers

Written By Robert Levine

• 06 Jul 2012
• • The Huffington Post
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Two images: First, as a 6-year-old boy growing up in New York City, I am walking with my father on a crowded midtown street. The rush of pedestrians suddenly backs up before me as people narrow into a single lane to avoid a large object on the sidewalk. To my astonishment, the object turns out to be a human being …

The Power of Self-Compassion

Written By Dr. Kelly McGonigal

• 02 Mar 2011
• • Psychology Today
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The number one most emailed article on the New York Times, at the time I’m writing this, is a blog post by Tara Parker-Pope on the importance of self-compassion for making a change such as losing weight or quitting smoking. It is striking that the article is the most emailed — clearly it strikes a chord among the typical self-critical, …