Positive solitude, Feeling active and Future-mindednes: Three Keys to Well-being

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2019/08/09/positive-solitude-feeling-active-and-future-mindednes-three-keys-to-well-being/

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Last month, researchers from over 60 countries gathered at the International Positive Psychology Association’s 6th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, to share cutting-edge insights on the science of well-being.

Several insights presented stood out to me as new or surprising.

1. Positive solitude

Researchers have repeatedly found that social connection is one of the keys to happiness. And for many of us, feeling separated from other people translates into a sense of loneliness and disconnection. But does solitude have to be a negative experience? Can time alone feed our well-being?

Researchers Martin Lynch, Sergey Ishanov, and Dmitry Leontiev at Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics hav…

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2019/08/09/positive-solitude-feeling-active-and-future-mindednes-three-keys-to-well-being/

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Last month, researchers from over 60 countries gathered at the International Positive Psychology Association’s 6th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, to share cutting-edge insights on the science of well-being.

Several insights presented stood out to me as new or surprising.

1. Positive solitude

Researchers have repeatedly found that social connection is one of the keys to happiness. And for many of us, feeling separated from other people translates into a sense of loneliness and disconnection. But does solitude have to be a negative experience? Can time alone feed our well-being?

Researchers Martin Lynch, Sergey Ishanov, and Dmitry Leontiev at Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics hav…

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