The ratio of positive to negative experiences

The ratio of positive to negative experiences   One of the more intuitively obvious markers of well-being is the experience of positive emotions, events, and interactions. Essentially, positive experiences will make us feel good, and the more positive encounters or moments we have, the more positive emotions we will feel. Against this backdrop, many researchers…

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Best Possible Self

There is a long-established tradition in psychology for encouraging what has been termed as disclosive writing. For many years, studies investigating the effectiveness of such writing tended to ask participants to write about traumatic or emotionally upsetting events over a specified period of time, typically three or four days. The logic behind this approach is…

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