Calm
Why Do We Feel Awe?
According to Dacher Keltner, there are important evolutionary reasons: It's good for our minds, bodies, and social connections.
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Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, and the faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center. He is the author of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence.
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Compassion
Why Our Brains Love Gossip
Dacher Keltner, director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab, explains how gossip can be a social practice that works for the greater good.
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Audio
Trying Compassion on Capitol Hill
Can you extend compassion toward a difficult person in your life? Congressman Tim Ryan tries a practice to help him reach across the aisle.
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Calm
Listen Like It’s Your First Date
Do you find yourself looking at your phone when you're supposed to be paying attention to a friend? Trade in technology for some old school listening.
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Anxiety
What Are You Afraid Of?
Public speaking is one of the most common fears people experience. Explore this mindfulness practice for conquering those butterflies in your stomach—without picturing the audience in their underwear. [Podcast]
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Calm
Feeling Angry? Try This
When anger builds, do you fall into it, or are you able to let it pass? This mindfulness practice creates space between your thoughts and your emotions, so you can let go of negative feelings.
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Calm
How to Find Your Best Possible Self
Does imagining your future make you more happy—or more anxious? Taking just 15 minutes every day to write down what you want to do in the future can help you realize what's most important to you, and put you on a path to achieving you goals. [Podcast]
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Audio
36 Questions That Help You Fall In Love
Explore this research-backed questionnaire that not only brings couples closer together but can also reduce prejudice and break down barriers between people. [Podcast]
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