by Michael Rucker | Mar 23, 2021 | Thought Leader Interviews
Iris Mauss is a professor in the psychology department at the University of California Berkeley and director of the Emotion & Emotion Regulation Lab. She’s known for her research on emotions and emotion regulation, with an emphasis on their influence on health and...
by Michael Rucker | Mar 23, 2021 | Thought Leader Interviews
Kaitlin Woolley is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the SC Johnson Cornell College of Business. She researches consumer motivation and goal pursuit, focusing on understanding what consumers value when pursuing their goals and how to use this to increase goal...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 15, 2021 | Having Fun
Think about the last few advertisements you’ve seen promoting something labeled as “fun.” What comes to mind? I bet I can guess: bold capital letters, colorful text on a vivid background, eye-catching shapes, and a number of exclamation points some may consider...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2020 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Eight years ago, to this day, I wrote about an insight I’d been told over and over that finally sank in, “Concerning yourself more with the goal than enjoying the process is missing the point.” Little did I know then that applying this insight to happiness would...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2020 | Thought Leader Interviews
Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D., is a leading researcher and author in psychology and neuroscience and one of the most-cited scientists in the world for her discipline. She is a University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University with appointments at Harvard...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2020 | Thought Leader Interviews
Dr. Jordan Etkin is a researcher and Associate Professor of Marketing at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Dr. Etkin’s research focus has been on how we set and pursue goals. Some of her more recent research has evaluated how tracking aspects of behavior...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 5, 2020 | Having Fun
One of the great things about fun is the diversity of accessible, personalized options. In all honesty, what you consider fun is probably another person’s nightmare. For instance, I often talk about my fondness for loud music in contrast to my wife, whose idea of a...
by Michael Rucker | Nov 18, 2020 | Having Fun
Even in the familiar, there can be surprise and wonder. —Tierney Gearon Imagine you’re dead asleep. You got to bed a little late the night before, so your REM cycle is delayed a little later than usual. You’re blissfully dreaming (unaware that you should be up...
by Michael Rucker | Nov 1, 2020 | Having Fun
One of the consequences of our self-sacrificing hustle culture is that it often crowds out time for other worthy activities. Over the past few years, it has become abundantly clear this modus operandi is terrible for our well-being. It excites me to see that more and...
by Michael Rucker | Oct 15, 2020 | Having Fun
It has been in favor for a few years for us in positive psychology to “reinvent” happiness. Just a few days ago, I got a solicitation for an online course from Sonja Lyubomirsky (a researcher of happiness from the University of California, Riverside), literally titled...
