In this episode, I discuss the results of a new study on the effects of meditation named “Mind-Body Practices and Self-Enhancement: Direct Replications of Gebauer et al.’s (2018) Experiments 1 and 2” by Thomas I. Vaughan-Johnston, Jill A. Jacobson, Alex Posserman, and Emily Sanders (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of an interesting research on kindness named “Generosity Pays: Selfish People Have Fewer Children and Earn Less Money” by Kimo Eriksson, Irina Vartanova, Pontus Strimling, and Brent Simpson (2020). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a recent paper on thinking named “A Trade-Off Model of Intentional Thinking for Pleasure” by Seher Raza, Erin Westgate, Nick Buttrick, Samantha Heintzelman, Rémy A. Furrer, Lisa Libby, and Timothy Wilson (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a new paper on single adults’ life satisfaction named “Unsupported or Stigmatized? The Association Between Relationship Status and Well-Being Is Mediated by Social Support and Social Discrimination” by Yuthika U. Girme, Chris G. Sibley, Benjamin W. Hadden, Micheal T. Schmitt and, Jeffrey M. Hunger (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a paper of Oishi and colleagues (2020) about leading a good life named “Happiness, Meaning and Psychological Richness.” Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a recent paper on uncertainty named “Be Here Now: Perceptions of Uncertainty Enhance Savoring” by Andrew L. Gregory, Jordi Quoidbach, Claduia M. Hasse and Paul K. Piff (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a new paper named “Daily Stressor-Related Negative Mood and its Associations with Flourishing and Daily Curiosity” by Alexandra Drake, Bruce P. Doré, Emily B. Call, Perry Zurn, Danielle S. Bassett, and David M. Lyndon-Staley (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a recent paper named “You speaks to me: Effects of generic-you in creating resonance between people and ideas” by Ariana Orvell, Ethan Kross, and Susan German (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a recent study on dehumanization named “People Attribute Humanness to Men and Women Differently Based on Their Facial Appearence” by Ravin Alaei, Jason C. Deska, Kurt Hugenberg, and Nicholas O. Rule (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode, I share the findings of a recent paper on children’s religious beliefs named “Can God Do the Impossible? Anthropomorphism and Children’s Certainty That God Can Make Impossible Things Possible” by Kirsten A. Led age and Rebekah Richert (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode I share findings of a recent study on depression named “Negative Affect Interference and Fear of Happiness are Independently Associated with Depressive Syptoms” by D. Gage Jordan, Amanda C. Collins, Matthew G. Dunaway, Jenna Kilgore, and E. Samuel Winer (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!

In this episode I discussed and summarized the findings of a recent paper named “When Putting Off Work Pays Off: The Curvilinear Relationship Between Procrastination and Creativity” by Jihae Shin and Adam Grant (2021). Hope you’ll enjoy listening!