THIS WEEK ON GREATER GOOD
August 31, 2016
True grit--in equal measure passion and persistence--is a solid strategy for both success and happiness.  Read More >

Ever carry a grudge or harbor revenge fantasies about a colleague or boss? It's likely costing you and your workplace.  Read More >
Twenty-four percent of teens are online "almost constantly." Could cultivating attention and awareness help teens to stop checking their phones?  Read More >
Social-emotional learning programs have not traditionally targeted students with psychiatric or developmental disabilities. Here's why they should.  Read More >
By Kira M. Newman
A new book from Chade-Meng Tan, Google's mindfulness guru, teaches the art of moment-to-moment awareness by emphasizing ease, joy, and jokes. 
The Science of Happiness: Next Session Starts Sept. 6
LAUNCHES: Sept. 6-Nov. 15, 2016
LOCATION: Online 

Join the GGSC for one of the most uplifting online classes ever--98% of our previous students highly recommend it! Course instructors Dacher Keltner and Emiliana Simon-Thomas will help you discover practical strategies for boosting your levels of happiness and well-being. 

Interested in taking the course as a team? We now offer a facilitator's guide to help you organize in-person meetings to coincide with the run of the course.
Cast Your Vote for the GGSC!
Want to see Greater Good represented at SXSW, one of the world's premier creative conferences? 

Try out your super speed and cast your vote (before September 2) for "Role Models in Capes: Superheroes + Social Impact," a proposed panel discussion where GGSC editor Jeremy Adam Smith and others will discuss how superhero media can have a positive impact on teens.
Greater Good in Action: Practice of the Week

Much of our time is spent rushing from one place to another, and we risk missing out on what's really going on around us. This walking meditation exercise from Greater Good in Action helps you slow down and pay attention to your every day experiences.  


IPPA: Call for Proposals
Help advance the science and practice of positive psychology by submitting to present at the 5th World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association, to take place in Montreal, Canada, in July 2017.

Confirmed speakers thus far include Martin Seligman, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Barbara FredricksonSonja Lyubormirsky, and Tania Singer.  More Info >