Notes

Chapter 1

1. Martin Seligman. Learned Optimism. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1991.

2. Claudia Wallis. “The New Science of Happiness,” Time, January, 2005.

3. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resilience. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

4. Bill Murphy, Jr. “Want to Raise Resilient Kids? A Navy SEAL Says Always Do This,” Inc., June 6, 2016. www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/10-things-mentally-tough-people-do-advice-from-a-former-navy-seal.html

5. Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté. The Resilience Factor: 7 Essential Skills for Overcoming Life’s Inevitable Obstacles. New York: Broadway Books, 2002.

6. Brigid Schulte. Overwhelmed–Work, Love, and Play When No One Has The Time. New York: Sarah Crichton Books, 2014.

7. V.M. Gonzalez and G. Mark. “Constant, Constant, Multi-Tasking Craziness: Managing Multiple Working Spheres. April 25, 2004. Retrieved May 23, 2016. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=985707

8. L. Christie. “Foreclosures up a record 81% in 2008.” January 15, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2016. http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/real_estate/millions_in_foreclosure/

9. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University. “Media multitasking is associated with symptoms of depression and social anxiety.” November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2016. www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23126438

10. Eckhart Tolle. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato, Calif.: New World Library, 1999.

11. S. Bradt. “Wandering Mind Not a Happy Mind.” November 11, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2016. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/ story/2010/11/wandering-mind-not-a-happy-mind/

12. Tolle, Eckhart. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato, CA: New World Library, 1999.

13. “U.S. Smartphone Use in 2015.” Pew Research Center, 2015. www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2015/

14. Todd B. Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener. The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self—not Just Your good Self— drives Success and Fulfillment. Brilliance Audio, 2014.

15. R. Zilca. Ride of Your Life: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Finding Inner Peace. Booktrope Editions, 2014.

16. Anne-Marie Slaughter. Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family. New York: Random House, 2015.

17. Barry Schwartz. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. New York: Ecco, 2004.

18. Daniel Porter. Personal email correspondence. December 12, 2015.

19. Brigid Schulte. Overwhelmed–Work, Love, and Play When No One Has The Time. New York: Sarah Crichton Books, 2014.

Chapter 2

1. Gabriele Oettingen. Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation. London: Current Publishing, 2014.

2. Angela Duckworth. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. New York: Scribner, 2016.

3. Tal Ben-Shahar. The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

4. Sonja Lyubomirsky. The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want. New York: Penguin Press, 2008.

Chapter 3

1. Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work. New York: Crown Business, 2013.

Chapter 4

1. Martin Seligman. Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1991.

2. Barbara Ehrenreich. Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2009.

3. Martin Seligman. Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1991.

4. Daniel Porter. “Optimism and Mindfulness.” E-mail message to author. February 10, 2016.

5. Rhonda Byrne.. The Secret. New York: Atria Books, 2006.

6. Martin Seligman. Learned Optimism. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1991.

7. Carol Dweck. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House, 2006.

8. C.D. Ryff. “Happiness Is Everything, or Is It? Explorations on the Meaning of Psychological Well-Being.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, no. 6 (1989): 1069-1081. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.57.6.1069

9. Albert Bandura. “Self-efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change.” Psychological Review 84, no. 2 (1977): 191-215. doi:10.1037/0033-295x.84.2.191.

10. C. Peterson, W. Ruch, U. Beermann, N. Park, and M.E. Seligman. (2007). “Strengths of Character, Orientations to Happiness, and Life Satisfaction.” The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2(3) (2007): 149-156. doi:10.1080/17439760701228938

11. R. Biswas-Diener, T.B. Kashdan, and G. Minhas. “A Dynamic Approach to Psychological Strength Development and Intervention.” The Journal of Positive Psychology, 6 no. 2, (2011): 106-118. doi:10.1080/17439760.2010.545429

12. Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton. Now, Discover Your Strengths. New York: Free Press, 2001.

13. “OK Now What? Taking Action with Strength.” December 20, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2016. www.viacharacter.org/resources/oknow-what-taking-action-with-strength-by-ryan-m-niemiec-psy-d/

14. A.M. Wood, P.A. Linley, J. Maltby, T.B. Kashdan, and R. Hurling, “Using Personal and Psychological Strengths Leads to Increases in Well-Being Over Time: A Longitudinal Study and the Development of the Strengths Use Questionnaire.” Personality and Individual Differences, 50 no. 1, (2011): 15-19. doi:10.1016/j. paid.2010.08.004

15. The People Behind the VIA Institute. Character Strengths, Positive Pschology Team: VIA Character. Accessed June 06, 2016. www.viacharacter.org/www/About-Institute/The-People.

16. Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer. The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.

17. Daniel Coyle. The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born: It’s Grown, Here’s How. New York: Bantam Books, 2009.

18. Ibid.

19. Michael Shermer. “As Luck Would Have It.” Scientific American. Accessed June 06, 2016. www.scientificamerican.com/article/as-luck-would-have-it/.

20. Ibid.

21. Ibid.

22. Robert Biswas-Diener. The Courage Quotient: How Science Can Make You Braver. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 2012.

Chapter 5

1. Todd B. Kashdan. Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life. New York: William Morrow, 2009.

2. Stay Mentally Active. Alzheimer’s Association. Accessed June 06, 2016. www.alz.org/we_can_help_stay_mentally_active.asp.

3. The Search for Alzheimer’s Prevention Strategies. September 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2016. www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/preventing-alzheimers-disease/search-alzheimers-prevention-strategies

4. Carol S. Dweck. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House, 2006.

5. K. Cherry, K. “Discover the History Behind IQ Tests.” Retrieved May 25, 2016. http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologicaltesting/a/int-history.htm

6. Todd B. Kashdan. Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life. New York: William Morrow, 2009.

7. Liz Wiseman. Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. New York: HarperBusiness, 2014.

8. Eline Snel. Sitting Still like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents). Boulder, Colo.: Shambhala, 2013.

9. Ibid

10. “A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind.” Science. Accessed June 06, 2016. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/330/6006/932.full?sid=3d27f229-6e05-4828-b560-1516e79f2a4d.

11. Ibid.

12. Philip G. Zimbardo and John Boyd. The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life. New York: Free Press, 2008.

13. Eckhart Tolle. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato, Calif.: New World Library, 1999.

14. S. Achor. “Are the People Who Take Vacations the Ones Who Get Promoted?” June 12, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016. https://hbr.org/2015/06/are-the-people-who-take-vacations-the-ones-who-get-promoted

15. D. Moskovitz and J. Rosenstein. (2013, November 21). “Stop Obsessing About Productivity: Why Asana Embraces Mindfulness As A Business Model.” Retrieved May 25, 2016. www.fastcompany.com/3021943/bottom-line/stop-obsessing-about-productivity-why-asana-embraces-mindfulness-as-a-business-m

16. A. Gorlick. (2009, August 24). “Media Multitaskers Pay Mental Price, Stanford Study Shows.” Retrieved May 25, 2016. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august24/multitask-research-study-082409.html

17. T. Brandberry. “Multitasking Damages Your Brain and Career, New Studies Suggest.” October 8, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016. www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2014/10/08/multitasking-damages-your-brain-and-career-new-studies-suggest/#2064b4df2c16

18. P.L. Hill and N.A. Turiano. “Purpose in Life as a Predictor of Mortality Across Adulthood.” Psychological Science, 25 vol. 7, (2014): 1482-1486. doi:10.1177/0956797614531799

19. K.C. Fox, S. Nijeboer, M.L. Dixon, J.L. Floman, M. Ellamil, S.P. Rumak, and K. Christoff. “Is Meditation Associated With Altered Brain Structure? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Morphometric Neuroimaging in Meditation Practitioners.” Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 43 (2014): 48-73. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.016

20. Todd B. Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener. The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self—not Just Your good Self— drives Success and Fulfillment. Brilliance Audio, 2014.

Chapter 6

1. B. Fredrickson. “The Value of Positive Emotions.” American Scientist, 91 vol 4 (2003): 330. doi:10.1511/2003.4.330

2. B. Fredrickson. Positivity. New York: Crown Publishers, 2009.

3. M. Rudd, K.D. Vohs, and J. Aaker. “Awe Expands People’s Perception of Time, Alters Decision Making, and Enhances Well-Being.” Psychological Science, 23 vol. 10, (2003): 1130-1136.

4. PEP Lab. Retrieved May 25, 2016. www.unc.edu/peplab/research.html

5. B.M. Staw, R.I. Sutton, and L.H. Pelled. “Employee Positive Emotion and Favorable Outcomes at the Workplace.” Organization Science, 5 vol. 1 (1994): 51-71. doi:10.1287/orsc.5.1.51

6. T. Ito and J. Cacioppo. “Variations on a Human Universal: Individual Differences in Positivity Offset and Negativity Bias.” Cognition & Emotion, 19 vol. 1 (2005): 1-26. doi:10.1080/02699930441000120

7. Ed Diener, Ed and Robert Biswas-Diener. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Pub., 2008.

8. E. Diener, S. Kanazawa, E.M. Suh, and S. Oishi. “Why People Are in a Generally Good Mood.” Personality and Social Psychology Review. 19.3 (2014): 235-56.

9. Ibid.

10. Robert M. Sapolsky. Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping. New York: W.H. Freeman, 1994.

11. Todd B. Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener. The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self—not Just Your good Self— drives Success and Fulfillment. Brilliance Audio, 2014.

12. Walter Mischel. The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

13. A.L. Duckworth, C. Peterson, D.M. Matthews, and D.R. Kelly. “Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92 vol. 6 1087-1101. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087

14. A.L. Duckworth and P.D. Quinn. (2009). “Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit–S).” Journal of Personality Assessment, 91 vol. 2 (2009): 166-174. doi:10.1080/00223890802634290

15. Daniel Kahneman. Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2013.

16. G. Oettingen. “Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation.” (2014)

17. Ibid.

18. J.W. Pennebaker. Opening up: The Healing Power of Confiding in Others. New York: The Guilford Press, 1997.

19. Ibid.

20. R. Hanson. “Hardwiring happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. Harmony, 2013.

Chapter 7

1. S.L. Gable, T.H. Reis, E.A. Impett, and E.R. Asher. “What Do You Do When Things Go Right? The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Benefits of Sharing Positive Events.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87 vol. 2 (2004): 228-245. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.87.2.228

2. R.J. Davidson and S. Begley. The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live, and How You Can Change Them. New York: Plume, 2013.

3. B. Fredrickson. Love 2.0: Creating Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection. New York: Plume, 2014.

4. S. Turkle. Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. New York: Penguin Press , 2015.

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid.

7. Ibid.

8. J.P. Stephens, E. Heaphy, E., and J.E. Dutton. “High-quality Connections.” Oxford Handbooks Online. 2011. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734610.013.0029

9. Ibid.

10. Ibid.

11. C. Sunstein. “The Law of Group Polarization.” Debating Deliberative Democracy. 80-101. doi:10.1002/9780470690734.ch7

12. Ibid.

Chapter 8

1. E.L. Deci and R. Flaste, R. Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation. New York: Penguins Books, 1996.

2. Ibid.

3. C. Wrosch, M.F. Scheier, G.E. Miller, R. Schulz, and C.S. Carver. “Adaptive Self-Regulation of Unattainable Goals: Goal Disengagement, Goal Reengagement, and Subjective Well-Being.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29 vol. 2 (2003): 1494-1508. doi:10.1177/0146167203256921

4. Carol S. Dweck. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House, 2006.