You don’t have to be a jerk to get ahead — in business and in life, according to David DeSteno, a Northeastern University psychology professor. Instead, positive emotions lead to bigger wins. He spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about this concept, which he wrote about in his book — Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride.
Podcast and Transcript at the source above.
Danah Boyd’s SXSW EDU keynote, What Hath We Wrought?, takes a powerful look at media literacy, the widespread consumption of fake news and the cultural implications of media manipulation.
In a recent and notable study, “Cognitive Aging and Long-Term Maintenance of Attentional Improvements Following Meditation Training” published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, researchers found more evidence to suggest that meditating has the potential to prevent age-related mental decline and increase one’s attention span. The study is the most extensive longitudinal study to date, according to researchers, and examines how meditation increases a person’s ability to focus–especially later in life, so as long as the meditation practice continues. (source)
It’s The Dalai Lama and Desoms Tutu. It’s wonderful.
JAMA
In this population-based, cross-sectional study using the all-capture Medicaid prescription data for 2011 to 2016, medical marijuana laws and adult-use marijuana laws were associated with lower opioid prescribing rates (5.88% and 6.38% lower, respectively).
Medical marijuana appears to have put a dent in the opioid abuse epidemic, according to two studies published Monday.
The research suggests that some people turn to marijuana as a way to treat their pain, and by so doing, avoid more dangerous addictive drugs. The findings are the latest to lend support to the idea that some people are willing to substitute marijuana for opioids and other prescription drugs.
Many people end up abusing opioid drugs such as oxycodone and heroin after starting off with a legitimate prescription for pain. The authors argue that people who avoid that first prescription are less likely to end up as part of the opioid epidemic.
Felice Jacka PhD is a trailblazing researcher at Deakin University in Australia who is calling the world’s attention to the powerful impact of food on mood. On January 30, 2017, the journal BMC Medicine published her new randomized controlled study called The SMILES Trial. This groundbreaking research demonstrates for the first time that people with moderate to severe depression can improve their mood by eating a healthier diet.
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I try to read all or parts of this book every year. March seemed like a good time to spend some “quality time” with one of my favorite books. –See what I did there 😉
I love Michale Lewis’ writing. I think I have read every book of his but Money Ball — I did see that movie though. In The Undoing Project, he tells the story of two amazing psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman. Consider them the Lennon and McCartney of behavioral economics or “thinking about thinking,” and that’s the problem. Like John and Paul, Amous and Danny blaze amazing trails, become super successful, and then have a falling out. They are never as creatively powerful apart as they are together. Of course they reunite, but of course, it’s too late.
Dean’s List 