Content on Happiness
What Makes Relationships Work?
What’s the modern consensus on what makes relationships endure, and how do both Judaism and psychology back it up?
It Can Be Good to Not Feel Good
Tisha B’Av can remind us that we can hold multiple emotions at the same time, and that sadness is a crucial part of our humanity.
Glimmers
Glimmers are the opposite of triggers. A glimmer is a micro-event that quickly brings us to wholeness and tranquility, by suddenly cuing up a memory of connection or awe.
The Power of Regret: A Conversation With Daniel H. Pink
What can regret teach us?
Becoming a ‘Jewish Optimist’ in COVID Times
How can Jewish practice and culture encourage more playfulness, rest and hope?
How Can We Vanquish Fear to Make Way for Positive Emotions?
While “positive thinking” won’t often help us address our biggest problems, a positive affect can help us expand our horizons.
How Negative Thinking Can Boost Problem-Solving
If we focus exclusively on why we are so right, so good, and so smart, then when things do go wrong, we won’t know how respond.
Why Are Joy’s Eyes Blue?
In the new movie “Inside Out,” all of the emotions are pure in their coloring — except for Joy. Why?
3 Cognitive Science Books That Have Influenced My Judaism
As someone whose shelves are overflowing with books about cognitive science, and who often integrates these findings with Jewish teachings, I want to share three books that teach Jewish ideas.
To Be a Jew is To Give Thanks — By Definition
Our greatest Jewish responsibility is to give thanks, because when we give thanks, we recognize the holy potential of our world and bring more of it into people’s lives.
Why Time Isn’t Money
Money doesn’t have value in and of itself — its power comes in what it allows us to do. The question then is, are we using our money to help us do what we truly want to be doing?
The Expansiveness of Joy on Sukkot
Joy expands who we are. And that’s a message we need to remember for Sukkot.
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