Category Archives: Positive Psychology

Nandita Kochar Sigmund Freud, the Austrian neurologist and the first person to ever devise a formal theory about the human personality, believed that one’s mental events could be divided into three categories: Conscious mind: It consists of mental events in current awareness (I am typing out this sentence, at the moment) Preconscious mind: It contains […]

Let me begin with this beautiful quote of Paul Boese ” Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future”.  Had someone ever pushed in front of you- on purpose or inadvertently- when you were in a sue at the cinema or supermarket? Did a friend once spill rend wine on your […]

Here are 5 small ways to incorporate Positive Psychology in your daily life, for a big difference!

The people who are the first to listen to the sound of the alarm are not likely to communicate the urgency to get into bed. They do not complaint or make eloquent speeches about how difficult they are finding the current situation to be or try to look inside their partner’s mind.

Solomon, author of ancient Hebrew Wisdom Literature, wrote, “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21, NIV). Verbal compliments or words of affirmation are the best way to express and build up love.

“Grown-ups are very fond of numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask you the kind of questions that should be asked, such as: “What kind of voice does he have?” “What are his favourite games?” “Does he collect butterflies?” Instead they ask: “How old is he? How much money does his father earn?” They really do imagine this is the best way to discover what sort of person he is!”

In a time when many employees contemplate leaving and some actually leave their present jobs due to the lack of a supportive environment, emphasizing empathy at the workplace is a must. Here are some ways in which you can create an empathic environment where you work.

Optimism is a choice! And here’s how you can make this choice during each moment of your day.

Each relationship has issues. But if we focus on the positives and amplify them, we might end up fixing the negative bits along the way!