Greed – one of the seven deadly sins? “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” Examples of memes include “learned thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods. Memes propagate themselves and can move through a culture like a virus.” [Wikipedia] In Wall Street (1987), stockbroker Gordon Gekko (played so masterfully by [...]
Two of the themes of positive psychology that make the field relevant are resilience and thriving: how some people not only endure but transcend even devastating hardships to find new strengths and continue to realize their talents. In his article An Ode to Thriving, Paul Pearsall, PhD writes: In 1801, at age 31, Ludwig van [...]
Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D. is author of Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life. Here is an excerpt from her ShrinkRapRadio.com podcast interview: Happiness has quite a specific meaning. It doesn’t necessarily mean “pleased.” We often, I think, equate “pleased” with “happy.” Things are going my way. I feel pleased, that’s good, I’m [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
