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The power of gratitude
Guest David DeSteno, is professor of psychology at Northeastern University. Author of “Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride.” Host of the PRX podcast How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality.
The Happiness Lab
Why Being Grateful Makes Us Feel Great (A Thanksgiving Re-run)
In a re-run of a 2020 episode, Dr Laurie investigates this effect with Northeastern University’s Professor David DeSteno – author of “Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion and Pride.” Show More
How Fear Distorts Our Thinking About the Coronavirus
David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership, is the author of “Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride.”
Why Gratitude Is Wasted on Thanksgiving
David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership, is the author of “Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride.”
Pride has gotten a bad rap. Here’s how it can help kids develop grit and resilience
“Pride makes you value long-term goals more than present ones, like having fun, and builds self-control and grit from the bottom up,” says David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and author of “Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion and Pride.” Chasing pride has been found to encourage adult runners to train harder and assist […]
CBC Radio
Using willpower to reach your New Year’s resolutions? Don’t, says psychologist
Given up on your New Year’s resolutions already? You’re not alone. Research shows that only eight per cent of resolutions are kept throughout the year, while fully 25 per cent fail within the first week. Northeastern University psychology professor David DeSteno says that’s because we’re going about it wrong, because using willpower to change our habits simply […]
A supercolony of penguins has been found near Antarctica
There were plenty of challenges working in one of the coldest places on the planet, said Hanumant Singh, another study co-author. The batteries for the drones kept freezing and losing their power, until the researchers began keeping them warm inside their jackets, said Dr. Singh, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering […]
Philly Voice
Avoiding stress: It could save your heart
Don’t forget those around you: While it’s never expected for others to raise you up, it is always nice. Give thanks to those around you and you’ll lower your own stress and theirs. “Many people may think of gratitude as a ‘passive’ gesture — you wait for something good, then feel grateful,” said David DeSteno, […]
How to defeat the impulse buy
AS Thanksgiving approaches, so does the holiday shopping season. Once again, a day traditionally meant to celebrate gratitude will inaugurate a month of rampant consumerism. As a psychologist who studies decision making, I’m acutely aware that marketers know how the mind works, and they aren’t hesitant to use that knowledge to stoke consumers’ desires and […]
The marshmallow test: 4 science-supported tips for saving for retirement
Financial pros recommend harnessing the power of a simple gratitude journal, or an ongoing list of the people, experiences and things you are thankful for. What you jot down can be as simple as the invigorating morning run you had with your dog or the peppermint latte you enjoyed for an afternoon pick-me-up. These small […]
Forget willpower: A smarter strategy to resist temptation
With all the focus on strategies to resist the proverbial marshmallow, we may have been missing something right under our noses. David Desteno, Ph.D., author and professor of psychology at Northeastern University, proposes a counter-intuitive approach to building self-control. Instead of demonizing emotion, he argues that some emotional responses may be the most powerful weapons […]