Will Martin
Will Martin
Will Martinis a New Zealand-born classical crossover singer...
authenticity virtue positive-psychology
When well-being comes from engaging our strengths and virtues, our lives are imbued with authenticity.
kindness exercise produce
Doing a kindness produces the single most reliable momentary increase in well-being of any exercise we have tested.
good-relationship accomplishment feel-good
Well-being cannot exist just in your own head. Well-being is a combination of feeling good as well as actually having meaning, good relationships and accomplishment.
adversity thinking focus
It's a matter of ABC: When we encounter ADVERSITY, we react by thinking about it. Our thoughts rapidly congeal into BELIEFS. These beliefs may become so habitual we don't even realize we have them unless we stop to focus on them. And they don't just sit there idly; they have CONSEQUENCES.
spiritual thinking years
Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals choose the way they think.
commitment exercise optimism
When it comes to our health, there are essentially four things under our control: the decision not to smoke, a commitment to exercise, the quality of our diet, and our level of optimism. And optimism is at least as beneficial as the others.
fighting optimism achievement
Optimism is a tool with a certain clear set of benefits: it fights depression, it promotes achievement and produces better health.
psychology trying faces
I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do.
motivation moving inspiration
Ten years ago, when I was on an airplane and I introduced myself to my seatmate, and told them [I was a psychologist], they'd move away from me. ... And now when I tell people what I do, they move toward me.
fundamentalist-religion psychology brighter-future
The Fundamentalist Religions simply seem to offer more hope for a brighter future than do the more liberal, humanistic ones.
satisfaction losing economy
Money, amazingly, is losing its power... Our economy is rapidly changing from a money economy to a satisfaction economy.
practice despair causes
Finding permanent and universal causes for misfortune is the practice of despair...
creative feelings psychology
By activating an expansive, tolerant, and creative mindset, positive feelings maximize the social, intellectual, and physical benefits that will accrue.
future hands causes
On the other hand, permanent causes produce helplessness far into the future, and universal causes spread helplessness through all your endeavors.