Possible topics that could be shared with various segments of the public:
Table of Contents
Social Relationships Ways to expand (or create) social networks—and the benefits they provide The value of genuine listening for developing meaningful connections The impact of gestures of kindness. Emotional Intelligence: what it is and how it enhances social relationships Active listening: hearing what your children, spouse, work colleagues and friends are really saying. Work relationships: the benefits/strategies for establishing positive connections with colleagues Conflict management strategies with family, friends and work colleagues Step out of your comfort zone: the benefits of connecting with people who are not like you! The difference between confidence and correctness in various arenas The Power of Introverts: A Quiet Revolution: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance: Importance of recognizing emotions in facial expressions Sources: Sleep: How sleep impacts your performance at work, sports and overall functioning The negative ramifications of sleep deprivation on physical and mental health Insomnia: its causes and solutions Importance of sleep for teenagers and how school schedules can best accommodate Sleep apnea: a sleep disorder on the rise that has serious ramifications The ideal environment to enhance your sleep Siestas: judicious napping enhances your well-being The night shift: why and how it negatively impacts sleep, mood and over-all functioning Sources: The transcendent purpose of college and learning Value of a transcendent purpose for learning Educational benefits of purpose Motivation and Transcendent Purpose Sources: Mindset and Neuroplasticity Your brain is like a muscle: Teaching Growth Mindset in a Classroom The Mindset Effect on the firing and wiring of neurons. Applying neuroplasticity to higher education Sources: Depression: How negative and distorted thinking patterns contribute to depression and how change. Stop over-thinking and obsessing and reclaim your life (Susan Nolen) Exercise acts as an anti-depressant for our brain and our mind How depression can develop into a vicious, downward spiral and how to stop it, now! Feeling immobilized by your depression? Get off that couch and get out into the big, wide world, alone or with others. How the pervasive and extensive use of social media increases social isolation and depression. Poor you—poor me: the counter-productive nature of pity parties (Richard Carlson). How volunteering lifts your mood and gives your life genuine purpose. Why following the news can make people depressed and demoralized! Sources: Anxiety Don’t sweat the small stuff and its all small stuff (Richard Carlson) OCD: Using exposure and response prevention is an effective treatment When Panic Attacks: How to deal with panic attacks effectively efficiently. How and why exercises and meditation are so effective at relieving anxiety. Writing to Heal: Why helping people manage and learn from negative experiences, writing strengthens their immune system and mind. How fears and phobia can be conquered with the use of exposure therapy, one step at a time. How achieving mindfulness dramatically reduces anxiety and enables you to discover the joy of being in the moment. Outline for a Talk on Stress Management by Riki Koenigsberg Sources: Social Psychology: Conformity and obedience: The challenges inherent in rocking the boat Attribution errors: Causes and consequences How stereotypes affect our perceptions and negative impact behaviors—self-fulfilling prophecy Group-think: how conformity and desire for harmony sabotage group decision making. Bystander apathy: why do we often walk by a person who needs help and how learn instead to intervene. Cults: Examples of cults throughout human history and the controlling methods they all use to gain power over their members lives. Why the abuse of power is pervasive among those in a position of power and how best to and how to prevent such abuse. How prejudices can be learned, measured and reduced. Sources: The injustices of our justice system: Behind closed doors: The pervasive abuse of personal rights that occur during police interrogations. The Center for Wrongful Convictions Central Park Five: The wrongful conviction of five young men of color False confessions: How and why do people confess to crimes they did not commit How prejudices influence the decisions and sentencing made by judges and juries: white juror biases. Trial Lawyers: Tricks of the trade to manipulate witness and influence juries. The fallibility of eyewitness testimony as evidence for guilt or innocence When juries succumb to group-think: seeking consensus vs truth. Video: Elizabeth Loftus: The Fiction of Memory Sources: Enhancing Life in a Nursing Home Re-examining the classic study of the benefits of plants for residents of nursing homes Providing home care residents more control over their lives Being a Nursing Home Resident: A Challenge to One’s Identity Sources: Motivation and the workplace Benefits of team building Exercises and games for team building What is Leadership? How good are your leadership skills? Styles of leadership Leadership Skills and styles Motivational Strategies Impression Management The Toyota Way: the 14 principles that form the foundation of a uniquely successful management style. How Google Works: An inside look at the world’s most desired employer A PowerPoint slide set about Motivation has been contributed by Joan Warmbold Sources: Consumer Beware: The strategies and spin used by advertisements The Use of Gestalt theories in Advertising So they claim that their product has been through “clinical trials.” What does that really mean? A psychological look at priming and consumer behavior Sources: How to Improve Academic Performance: Strategies for taking multiple-choice tests Effective study habits Actively elaborate while learning new information Concept mapping: Organizing new information into categories and hierarchies The effective use of retrieval clues Recommended approaches to writing papers. Make it stick: The science of successful learning The “testing effect” A PowerPoint slide set for helping bust a bunch of educational myths: Educational Mythbusters.pptx by Bill Altman A PowerPoint slide set for a quick lecture/discussion about survival skills for college students: Survive and Thrive.pptx by Bill Altman Posters explaining 6 effective study strategies backed by psychological science: 6 Strategies for Effective Learning, available in color, black & whote, and translated into multiple languages. By The Learning Scientists (Megan Smith & Yana Weinstein). Video: The Wadsworth Guest Lecture Series Video: Dan Willingham: Learning Styles Don't Exist Sources: Parenting The amazing benefits of positive parenting The importance of infants' early experiences The stress of day care The powerful and unique contribution fathers provide to their children The major styles of parenting and how each influences children’s development Children need boundaries: How to calmly and clearly establish ground rules Encouraging security, competence and autonomy in children How token systems can come to the rescue when working with challenging children and behaviors. Encourage healthy eating without turning meal-time into a battle field. Family-building: activities and traditions GRIT: What is grit and why it enhances resilience and persistence? PowerPoint presentation about Parenting Styles: Parenting.pptx by Dennis Galvan Sources: Infants' amazing learning capacities What babies know and think. Information processing: Infants are actively processing sensory data right from the start Evidence that infants can learn and form memories The amazing plasticity of an infant’s brain Sources: Self-regulation/Self-Control Why self-regulation is a powerful tool for enhancing your productivity, relationships, organization and leisure time. Why we procrastinate and how to stop it! Learning better time management How we can practice self-control to make it a permanent part of your behavioral patterns. The marshmallow test and its long term implications for self-regulation. Health Related Behaviors Habits and Behaviors for a Healthy Lifestyle Resilience and how can it help us through challenging times Optimism enhances your health! Sources: Addictions: Causes and Cures Scientific support for the learning model for addiction The role of our pleasure centers and dopamine in the development of addictive behaviors The relationship between impulsiveness and vulnerability to addictions Cognitive-behavioral treatments for addictions Interventions: Do they really work? The lack of evidence for common treatment for addictions. Medications used to treat addictions Sources: Effective Coaching The crucial importance of focusing on skills vs winning. The crucial role of individualized, frequent and precise feedback in creating outstanding athletes (Based on observations of John Wooden in The Talent Code). How the use of shaping or successive approximation can enable all children to develop very excellent athletic skills. Sources: Decision-making How to make good decisions whether major or minor Time, complexity and ambiguity influence the decision making process How a matrix can assist when making complex decisions A systematic approach to decision making by using a step-by-step process Sources: Leadership Skills Top qualities of great leaders Strategies used by good leaders How good are your leadership skills? The different styles of leadership and developing your own style Effective motivational strategies Importance of Developing People Skills Leadership requires strategic thinking, organizing and action planning Video: Our government is broken: Diane Halpern at TEDxClaremontColleges Sources: Ways to use social media effectively while avoiding its pitfalls Mindful use of social media How Teens can avoid the classic pitfalls when using social media Social Media in the Classroom Social Media as a Learning Tool Latest Trends in Social Media Sources: How to improve your memory Importance of using active elaboration strategies when consuming new information Talk with others about your newly learned ideas and experiences Keeping a journal will greatly enhance your memory of your experiences—big and small Organize your new learning: develop a concept map of the major issues and ideas Aerobic exercise is crucial in maintaining ones ability to form new memories A PowerPoint slide set about The Creation of Memories has been contributed by Joan Warmbold Sources: The psychology behind acts of terrorism The psychology of terrorism Motivation behind the leaders and the joiners of terrorist organizations Recruitment strategies used by terrorist groups Sources: How to maximize your happiness Carpe Diem: Seize the day Mindfulness: Stay in the Moment! Make daily affirmations of your accomplishments and express gratitude for the good deeds of others Exercise daily to increase your "feel-good" neurotransmitters. The importance of your recreational and social activities in achieving success at work and in life. Expand your social network Keep learning new, creative and challenging skills Participate in a religious/spiritual community Bullying Can a child be inoculated against the epidemic of bullying? How the blue-eyed/brown-eyed experiment sensitized children to the brutal nature of bullying. Effective methods for reducing bullying at school and online Who are the bullies, who are the victims and why? Sports Psychology What is sports psychology and why can it improve athletic performance? The science and practice of mindful practice Grit enhances an athlete’s performance Sport imagery: Athlete’s most powerful tool Sports psychology as a career Sources: Aging with Grace Regular exercise turns back the clock Consumption of cocoa enhances brain function. Meaningful and challenging volunteer work bring vitality to your life. Engaging Aging: Plan daily activities that are fun and significant The Nun Study conducted by David Snowdon Keep learning new skills—learn a new dance, a new language or how to play the keyboard. Living alone does not have to make you feel lonely: tips for going solo. Sources: Assorted Topics to be Sorted out Later A PowerPoint slide set about Consciousness by Joan Warmbold A PowerPoint slide set about Descriptive Statistics by Joan Warmbold A PowerPoint slide set about Psychological Dysfunction and Treatment by Joan Warmbold
Social Relationships
Ways to expand (or create) social networks—and the benefits they provide
The value of genuine listening for developing meaningful connections
The impact of gestures of kindness.
Emotional Intelligence: what it is and how it enhances social relationships
Active listening: hearing what your children, spouse, work colleagues and friends are really saying.
Work relationships: the benefits/strategies for establishing positive connections with colleagues
Conflict management strategies with family, friends and work colleagues
Step out of your comfort zone: the benefits of connecting with people who are not like you!
The difference between confidence and correctness in various arenas
The Power of Introverts: A Quiet Revolution:
A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance:
Importance of recognizing emotions in facial expressions
Sources:
http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Relationships
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-power-of-introverts/
Sleep:
How sleep impacts your performance at work, sports and overall functioning
The negative ramifications of sleep deprivation on physical and mental health
Insomnia: its causes and solutions
Importance of sleep for teenagers and how school schedules can best accommodate
Sleep apnea: a sleep disorder on the rise that has serious ramifications
The ideal environment to enhance your sleep
Siestas: judicious napping enhances your well-being
The night shift: why and how it negatively impacts sleep, mood and over-all functioning
Sources :
http://www.apa.org/topics/sleep/why.aspx
http://sleepcenter.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=63
The transcendent purpose of college and learning
Value of a transcendent purpose for learning
Educational benefits of purpose
Motivation and Transcendent Purpose
Sources :
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201410/the-value-having-transcendent-purpose
https://education-2020.wikispaces.com/Motivation+and+Transcendent+Purpose
Mindset and Neuroplasticity
Your brain is like a muscle: Teaching Growth Mindset in a Classroom
The Mindset Effect on the firing and wiring of neurons.
Applying neuroplasticity to higher education
Sources:
http://www.rodelfoundationde.org/your-brain-is-like-a-muscle-teaching-growth-mindset-in-a-delaware-classroom/
https://themindseteffect.wordpress.com/tag/neuroplasticity/
Depression:
How negative and distorted thinking patterns contribute to depression and how change.
Stop over-thinking and obsessing and reclaim your life (Susan Nolen)
Exercise acts as an anti-depressant for our brain and our mind
How depression can develop into a vicious, downward spiral and how to stop it, now!
Feeling immobilized by your depression? Get off that couch and get out into the big, wide world, alone or with others.
How the pervasive and extensive use of social media increases social isolation and depression.
Poor you—poor me: the counter-productive nature of pity parties (Richard Carlson).
How volunteering lifts your mood and gives your life genuine purpose.
Why following the news can make people depressed and demoralized!
Sources:
http://feelinggood.com/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005791610000984
https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/cognitive-theories-of-major-depression-aaron-beck/
Anxiety
Don’t sweat the small stuff and its all small stuff (Richard Carlson)
OCD: Using exposure and response prevention is an effective treatment
When Panic Attacks: How to deal with panic attacks effectively efficiently.
How and why exercises and meditation are so effective at relieving anxiety.
Writing to Heal: Why helping people manage and learn from negative experiences, writing strengthens their immune system and mind.
How fears and phobia can be conquered with the use of exposure therapy, one step at a time.
How achieving mindfulness dramatically reduces anxiety and enables you to discover the joy of being in the moment.
Sources:
http://avanter.net/pdfreadbook-document/when-panic-attacks-the-new-drug-free-anxiety-therapy-that-can-change-your-life-david-d-burns.pdf
http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun02/writing.aspx
Social Psychology :
Conformity and obedience: The challenges inherent in rocking the boat
Attribution errors: Causes and consequences
How stereotypes affect our perceptions and negative impact behaviors—self-fulfilling prophecy
Group-think: how conformity and desire for harmony sabotage group decision making.
Bystander apathy: why do we often walk by a person who needs help and how learn instead to intervene.
Cults: Examples of cults throughout human history and the controlling methods they all use to gain power over their members lives.
Why the abuse of power is pervasive among those in a position of power and how best to and how to prevent such abuse.
How prejudices can be learned, measured and reduced.
Sources:
http://www.jiss.org/documents/volume_5/issue_1/JISS%202015%205(1)%2044-57%20FAE.pdf
http://nobaproject.com/modules/conformity-and-obedience
http://heroicimagination.org/
The injustices of our justice system:
Behind closed doors: The pervasive abuse of personal rights that occur during police interrogations.
The Center for Wrongful Convictions
Central Park Five: The wrongful conviction of five young men of color
False confessions: How and why do people confess to crimes they did not commit
How prejudices influence the decisions and sentencing made by judges and juries: white juror biases.
Trial Lawyers: Tricks of the trade to manipulate witness and influence juries.
The fallibility of eyewitness testimony as evidence for guilt or innocence
When juries succumb to group-think: seeking consensus vs truth.
Video: Elizabeth Loftus: The Fiction of Memory
VIDEO
Sources:
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-the-eyes-have-it/
http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1691&context=facpub
http://courses2.cit.cornell.edu/sociallaw/student_projects/FalseConfessions.html
http://www.ase.tufts.edu/psychology/sommerslab/documents/raceRealSommersEllsworth2001.pdf
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1847&context=nlr
Enhancing Life in a Nursing Home
Re-examining the classic study of the benefits of plants for residents of nursing homes
Providing home care residents more control over their lives
Being a Nursing Home Resident: A Challenge to One’s Identity
Sources:
http://blogs.plos.org/mindthebrain/2014/11/05/re-examining-ellen-langers-classic-study-giving-plants-nursing-home-residents/
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2012/11/05/giving-care-home-residents-control-over-their-lives/
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/nrp/2013/932381/
Motivation and the workplace
Benefits of team building
Exercises and games for team building
What is Leadership? How good are your leadership skills?
Styles of leadership
Leadership Skills and styles
Motivational Strategies
Impression Management
The Toyota Way: the 14 principles that form the foundation of a uniquely successful management style.
How Google Works: An inside look at the world’s most desired employer
A PowerPoint slide set about Motivation has been contributed by Joan Warmbold
Sources:
http://education.qld.gov.au/staff/development/performance/resources/readings/team-building-workplaces
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/benefits-team-building-1979.html
http://www.livestrong.com/article/123012-benefits-team-building-exercises/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/361711-different-types-of-games-for-team-building/
https://www.mindtools.com/
http://www.zealforexecution.com/page6/page8/files/toyota_review.pdf
http://fortune.com/2014/09/04/how-google-works/
http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/553/impression-management-considering-cultural-social-and-spiritual-factors
Consumer Beware: The strategies and spin used by advertisements
The Use of Gestalt theories in Advertising
So they claim that their product has been through “clinical trials.” What does that really mean?
A psychological look at priming and consumer behavior
Sources:
http://blog.motivemetrics.com/What-is-Priming-A-Psychological-Look-at-Priming-Consumer-Behavior
How to Improve Academic Performance:
Strategies for taking multiple-choice tests
Effective study habits
Actively elaborate while learning new information
Concept mapping: Organizing new information into categories and hierarchies
The effective use of retrieval clues
Recommended approaches to writing papers.
Make it stick: The science of successful learning
The “testing effect”
A PowerPoint slide set for helping bust a bunch of educational myths: Educational Mythbusters.pptx by Bill Altman
A PowerPoint slide set for a quick lecture/discussion about survival skills for college students: Survive and Thrive.pptx by Bill Altman
Posters explaining 6 effective study strategies backed by psychological science: 6 Strategies for Effective Learning , available in color, black & whote, and translated into multiple languages. By The Learning Scientists (Megan Smith & Yana Weinstein).
A series of videos about teaching, including suggested talks. For example, check clip #35.
Video: Dan Willingham: Learning Styles Don't Exist
VIDEO
Sources:
http://www.allkindsofminds.org/study-skills-being-active-and-strategic-impact-of-attention-memory-sequential-ordering-and-higher-order-cognition
https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/make-your-teaching-stick-with-ideas-from-make-it-stick-the-science-of-successful-learning/
http://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/what-is-the-testing-effect-and-how-does-it-affect-learning-knowledge-and-retention/
http://people.uwec.edu/ivogeler/multiple.htm
Parenting
The amazing benefits of positive parenting
The importance of infants' early experiences
The stress of day care
The powerful and unique contribution fathers provide to their children
The major styles of parenting and how each influences children’s development
Children need boundaries: How to calmly and clearly establish ground rules
Encouraging security, competence and autonomy in children
How token systems can come to the rescue when working with challenging children and behaviors.
Encourage healthy eating without turning meal-time into a battle field.
Family-building: activities and traditions
GRIT: What is grit and why it enhances resilience and persistence?
PowerPoint presentation about Parenting Styles: Parenting.pptx by Dennis Galvan
Sources:
http://www.parentingscience.com/daycare-centers.html
http://evolutionaryparenting.com/daycare-and-cortisol-levels-what-does-this-tell-us/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/127737-role-fathers-child-rearing/
http://psychology.about.com/od/developmentalpsychology/a/parenting-style.htm
http://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/parenting/getting-kids-to-eat-what-the-family-eats
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=607
http://afineparent.com/building-character/what-is-grit.html
Infants' amazing learning capacities
What babies know and think.
Information processing: Infants are actively processing sensory data right from the start
Evidence that infants can learn and form memories
The amazing plasticity of an infant’s brain
Sources:
http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195366709.001.0001/acprof-9780195366709
(infant perception and cognition: recent advances)
http://www.human.cornell.edu/hd/outreach-extension/upload/casasola.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222570/ (Scholarly review)
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_brainFAQ
Self-regulation/Self-Control
Why self-regulation is a powerful tool for enhancing your productivity, relationships, organization and leisure time.
Why we procrastinate and how to stop it!
Learning better time management
How we can practice self-control to make it a permanent part of your behavioral patterns.
The marshmallow test and its long term implications for self-regulation.
Health Related Behaviors
Habits and Behaviors for a Healthy Lifestyle
Resilience and how can it help us through challenging times
Optimism enhances your health!
Sources:
http://feelhappiness.com/107-healthy-habits-for-a-healthier-lifestyle/
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=835
Addictions: Causes and Cures
Scientific support for the learning model for addiction
The role of our pleasure centers and dopamine in the development of addictive behaviors
The relationship between impulsiveness and vulnerability to addictions
Cognitive-behavioral treatments for addictions
Interventions: Do they really work?
The lack of evidence for common treatment for addictions.
Medications used to treat addictions
Sources:
http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/novdec2007p40.shtml
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/interviews/interview/1000573/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16251991
http://americanaddictioncenters.org/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/
http://www.centeronaddiction.org/addiction-research/reports/addiction-medicine
Effective Coaching
The crucial importance of focusing on skills vs winning.
The crucial role of individualized, frequent and precise feedback in creating outstanding athletes (Based on observations of John Wooden in The Talent Code).
How the use of shaping or successive approximation can enable all children to develop very excellent athletic skills.
Sources:
http://thetalentcode.com/2013/11/08/good-ideas-the-character-coach/
http://blog.drstankovich.com/shaping-sports-skills-by-using-psychological-techniques/
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/what-a-coach-can-teach-a-teacher/ (Wooden)
Decision-making
How to make good decisions whether major or minor
Time, complexity and ambiguity influence the decision making process
How a matrix can assist when making complex decisions
A systematic approach to decision making by using a step-by-step process
Sources:
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_00.htm
http://career.utk.edu/CS/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Decision-Matrix-instructions.pdf
http://psychology.about.com/od/problemsolving/a/decision-making-Strategies.htm
Leadership Skills
Top qualities of great leaders
Strategies used by good leaders
How good are your leadership skills?
The different styles of leadership and developing your own style
Effective motivational strategies
Importance of Developing People Skills
Leadership requires strategic thinking, organizing and action planning
Video: Our government is broken: Diane Halpern at TEDxClaremontColleges
VIDEO
Sources:
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR 41.htm
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/leadership-skills.html
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_LDR.htm
http://info.profilesinternational.com/profiles-employee-assessment-blog/bid/204911/Top-10-Qualities-of-Great-Leadership-Do-You-Have-What-it-Takes
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/motivate-team-good-leadership-qualities-36865.html
Ways to use social media effectively while avoiding its pitfalls
Mindful use of social media
How Teens can avoid the classic pitfalls when using social media
Social Media in the Classroom
Social Media as a Learning Tool
Latest Trends in Social Media
Sources:
http://tricycle.org/magazine/ten-mindful-ways-use-social-media/
http://blog.sewickley.org/9-ways-to-use-social-media-in-your-classroom
http://www.edudemic.com/how-to-use-social-media-as-a-learning-tool-in-the-classroom/
http://webtrends.about.com/od/web20/a/social-media.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/23/health/youth-social-media/
How to improve your memory
Importance of using active elaboration strategies when consuming new information
Talk with others about your newly learned ideas and experiences
Keeping a journal will greatly enhance your memory of your experiences—big and small
Organize your new learning: develop a concept map of the major issues and ideas
Aerobic exercise is crucial in maintaining ones ability to form new memories
A PowerPoint slide set about The Creation of Memories has been contributed by Joan Warmbold
Sources:
http://food.ndtv.com/health/how-to-improve-memory-power-10-tips-and-tricks-1229718
http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/keeping-a-journal.html
http://imindmap.com/articles/view/how-to-improve-memory-with-mind-maps/
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110
The psychology behind acts of terrorism
The psychology of terrorism
Motivation behind the leaders and the joiners of terrorist organizations
Recruitment strategies used by terrorist groups
Sources:
http://essays.ssrc.org/sept11/essays/mccauley.htm
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/disturbed/201310/profiling-terrorist-leaders
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/06/terrorism-isis-motive/395351/
How to maximize your happiness
Carpe Diem: Seize the day
Mindfulness: Stay in the Moment!
Make daily affirmations of your accomplishments and express gratitude for the good deeds of others
Exercise daily to increase your "feel-good" neurotransmitters.
The importance of your recreational and social activities in achieving success at work and in life.
Expand your social network
Keep learning new, creative and challenging skills
Participate in a religious/spiritual community
Bullying
Can a child be inoculated against the epidemic of bullying?
How the blue-eyed/brown-eyed experiment sensitized children to the brutal nature of bullying.
Effective methods for reducing bullying at school and online
Who are the bullies, who are the victims and why?
Sports Psychology
What is sports psychology and why can it improve athletic performance?
The science and practice of mindful practice
Grit enhances an athlete’s performance
Sport imagery: Athlete’s most powerful tool
Sports psychology as a career
Sources:
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sport-psychologists.aspx
http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2012/11/sport-psychology.aspx
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10413200.2015.1085922
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201211/sport-imagery-athletes-most-powerful-mental-tool
http://www.coachesclipboard.net/PracticePlan.html http://www.coachesclipboard.net/BasketballTeaching.html
Aging with Grace
Regular exercise turns back the clock
Consumption of cocoa enhances brain function.
Meaningful and challenging volunteer work bring vitality to your life.
Engaging Aging: Plan daily activities that are fun and significant
The Nun Study conducted by David Snowdon
Keep learning new skills—learn a new dance, a new language or how to play the keyboard.
Living alone does not have to make you feel lonely: tips for going solo.
Sources:
http://www.usccb.org/about/national-religious-retirement-office/upload/Engaging-Aging-Newsletter-Fall-2012.pdf
http://www.ecumen.org/resources/50-tips-aging-gracefully-ecumen#.VxGJLOIrK70
Assorted Topics to be Sorted out Later
Comments (2)
dennis.galvan@... said
at 2:20 pm on Feb 11, 2016
This month's Monitor has an article on the impact of smart phones on relationships and parenting. This is a perfect topic for today.
I thought I was adding to the page...
jrudmann@... said
at 3:41 pm on Feb 21, 2016
Great list Bill and all!
Under the general topic of motivation I've been seeing articles in the popular press and scholarly journals on the application of Mindset and neuroplasticity (Dweck), GRIT (Duckworth), transcendent purpose for college, and self-control/self-regulation (Mischel, DeWall, et al). I think these topics could nicely complement the kinds of great resources on academic success strategies that Stephen Chew has contributed.
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