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...said. Dunn said that this study, which was published last month in the weekly journal Science, brings something new to the science of happiness. “The focus wasn’t on spending in previous studies, it was on general prosocial behaviors,” she said. Tal D. Ben-Shahar ’96, who teaches Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology,” said that humans are deeply connected in a “web of empathy,” thus tying individual happiness to that of others. “Sometimes there?...
...recognizable by graduates of Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology,” led to his latest Internet project: a positive psychology-based, online public forum allowing users to post five happy thoughts a day. Launched in early March, www.butterbeehappy.com was inspired by the teachings of Harvard lecturer Tal D. Ben-Shahar ’96. After reading Ben-Shahar’s book, “Happier,” Pounders sought to spread the word about his happiness-generating technique. “I wanted to give people an outlet to write about their happy thoughts...
...Colonel H.R. McMaster, of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Tal Afar, realized that successful stabilization is based largely on the ability of U.S. troops to build affiliation with the Iraqi people. He implemented a new training program in Colorado, where soldiers conducted house-search scenarios and only obtained desired information after sitting down with occupants, drinking tea together, and asking culturally respectful questions. McMaster credits his strong and productive relations with local leaders in Iraq to this appreciative mentality, which he urged his brigade to adopt...
...McMaster’s regiment stayed in Tal Afar for nine months, long enough to build affiliations with the local people. This strategy proved much more successful than basing troops for short stints in cities where neither they nor the local people were familiar with each other. When McMaster’s regiment was designated to leave Tal Afar, the Mayor of Tal Afar wrote a letter requesting that the regiment stay another year. The mayor spoke highly of McMaster and his squadron commander, Lt. Colonel Chris Hickey, whom the mayor said knew the names of his children. These...
...online.Harvard’s happiness professor said he views the shift towards putting course materials on the Web as a happy development.“I see it as a win-win-win. For students, for the environment, and for the teaching staff,” said Tal Ben-Shahar, the psychology lecturer who teaches the popular Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology” in an e-mailed statement. “And it is easier to have the readings online rather than creating a source book.”Instead of choosing to go through...