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How To Transform Pessimism to Realistic Optimism - Positive Psychology
Mar 12, 2010 10:24am
I received an email today from a highly qualified lady who asked how I changed my own temperament from pessimistic to optimistic. Here is her email… Hi John - I hope I am not a nuisance. I would like to follow up to the email I sent last night with some thoughts...
How to Transform Your Outlook from Pessimistic to Realistically Optimistic - Positive Psychology
Mar 11, 2010 1:23pm
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What’s Coming Next With Well-Being Per Daniel Kahneman
Mar 8, 2010 12:02pm
The Well-Being Explosion and What’s Next Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman states that increasing interest in life satisfaction and well-being is reaching critical mass throughout the world now that economists are involved with measuring Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH) and other key metrics. In a clip from Gallup’s series, “Next Steps: Transforming...
Happiness, Greater Well-being Related to Less Chit Chat & More Deeper Conversations
Mar 5, 2010 10:26am
Press release from Association of Psychological Science… Talking Your Way to Happiness: Well-being Is Related to Having Less Small Talk and More Substantive Conversations Is a happy life filled with trivial chatter or reflective and profound conversations? Psychological scientists Matthias R. Mehl, Shannon E. Holleran, and C. Shelby Clark from the...
Teen Stress Connected To Depression And Obesity Recent Penn State Study
Mar 3, 2010 9:41am
This past weekend, I presented at a Parenting Conference on Strengths-Based Approaches to parenting. At the conference, a new film, The Race to Nowhere, was screened.The movie brought up a number of pertinent issues regarding the educational system in the United States… The creation of high degrees of chronic stress in...
Parenting Adolescent Boys w/ John Schinnerer Ph.D. Book club on ‘The Purpose of Boys’ by Mike Gurian
Feb 22, 2010 3:08pm
“The Purpose of Boys” Join us for the first SRVHS Book Club Discussion Group with San Ramon Valley High School dad Dr. John Schinnerer March 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th SRVHS Career Center 7 - 8:30PM Free of charge Ever wonder why boys are more adventurous, more physical, more rambunctious? Why are they more aggressive? And...
New Study Shows Positive Emotions Protect Against Heart Disease
Feb 22, 2010 2:47pm
A first of kind study was released this past week by The European Society of Cardiology showing that individuals who experience positive emotions more frequently are less likely to succumb to heart disease (as compared to those who feel positive emotions less frequently or less intensely). They sent out the...
Naps Make You Smarter, Increases Learning Ability & Helps Clear Space for New Info
Feb 22, 2010 2:24pm
A new study from my alma mater, University of California at Berkeley, shows that a one-hour nap can significantly restore your mental capacity, make you more intelligent and clears out old information to make way for new learning. On the other side of the coin, the longer you go without sleep,...
Dr. Dave Van Nuys Interviews John Schinnerer, Ph.D. on Shrink Rap Radio - transcript
Feb 19, 2010 2:35pm
Shrink Rap Radio #228, January 10, 2010, Positive Psychology Coaching David Van Nuys, Ph.D., aka ‘Dr. Dave’ interviews John Schinnerer (Transcribed from www.ShrinkRapRadio.com by Virl Seribo) Excerpt: I don’t know how much listeners know about positive psychology in general, but basically it’s not a self help movement, it’s not a fad. It is...
Awe-Inspiring Articles Most Likely To Be Shared With Others from New York Times site
Feb 19, 2010 10:49am
I’m always on the look out for short videos to elicit specific emotions when I speak to audiences. It might be sadness, hope, inspiration, elevation (the feeling you get when you witness another person performing an act of moral courage), laughter, courage, curiosity, or others. I’ve found that it is often...
Soccer practice twice per week lowers blood pressure, reduces body fat
Feb 17, 2010 2:04pm
Soccer practice two times per week for 3 months found to dramatically lower blood pressure, percentage of body fat & resting pulse rate in previously nonactive adults. Also, it increased oxygen uptake, improved heart function and elasticity of the vascular system. Not bad for two workouts per week! I wonder if it...
Olympic Athletes and Other Peak Performers Found to See World Differently When In the Zone
Feb 17, 2010 1:58pm
Peak performers like Olympic athletes sense information differently. New study at Colorado State University, finds that, to experts, people with over 10,000 hours of training in a particular area, the world looks like it is in super slow motion when performing at their peak. http://www.today.colostate.edu/story.aspx?id=3190 Cheers, John Schinnerer, Ph.D....
New study finds simple test to help diagnose concussions
Feb 17, 2010 1:53pm
New study finds simple test helps diagnose concussions in athletes. The test also indicates when athletes are ready to play again http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100215173938.htm Make it a great one! John Schinnerer, Ph.D....
Shrunken Mind w/ John Schinnerer is Among Top 3 Positive Psychology Blogs on the Web!
Feb 3, 2010 10:44am
PostRank Topblogs 2009 - #3 in Positive Psychology Thank you for your support and interest in making this blog so successful! All the best, John Schinnerer, Ph.D. Guide To Self, Inc. For coaching appointments, please email John AT GuideToSelf DOT com pr_topblogs_widget(\\\'pr_topblogs2009_widget-0\\\', \\\'Positive Psychology\\\', 3, \\\'topic\\\', 2009, \\\'7499624a994f52c3679878f294478fd5\\\');...
MANAGING YOUR PERSISTENT FEARS AND ANXIETIES
Feb 3, 2010 10:18am
Today I have the privilege of running an article by Stanley Popovich on overcoming fear and anxiety. Stanley is a published author and more info can be gleaned on Stanley from his website at www.managingfear.com. By: Stanley Popovich Everybody deals with anxiety and depression, however some people have a hard time...
Anger Management 101: New Study Shows How Forgiveness and Prayer Can Reduce Rage
Feb 2, 2010 11:26am
Anger Management: How Prayer And Forgiveness Can Reduce Your Rage John Schinnerer Ph.D. Guide To Self, Inc. www.GuideToSelf.com There was some wild stuff happening on the court where I live recently. Last Thursday, one of my neighbors accidentally backed her SUV up, …out of her driveway …across the street … into our neighbor’s house …going 60...
Shrunken Mind is Top 3 Among Positive Psychology Blogs!
Jan 27, 2010 2:48pm
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Parenthood is a Pathway to Wisdom
Jan 27, 2010 1:58pm
It is the difficulties in life that cultivate wisdom. You cannot be wise without adversity. And parenting, by its very nature, is filled with adversity. John Schinnerer...
Using Positive Psychology to Achieve Your Optimal Functioning - Radio Interview with John Schinnerer & David Van Nuys
Jan 27, 2010 11:04am
Please take a listen to Dr. John Schinnerer’s recent radio interview with David Van Nuys, Ph.D. and professor emeritus at Sonoma State University. The talk focuses on using positive psychology for coaching individuals towards a thriving, productive, meaningful life. Positive psychology is not another self-help fad. It is a scientifically based approach...
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