
Dr. Todd B. Kashdan's broad mission is to increase the amount of well-being in this world as a professor, scientist, author, and consultant. He uses cutting-edge science to help people function optimally in life and business. He is the author of three books. He is a Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He received the Distinguished Scientific Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association and the Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year Award. He has been cited over 56,000 times with the publication of over 260 scholarly articles. He's a twin with twin 18-year-old daughters (plus one more), with plans to rapidly populate the world with great conversationalists.
Embrace uncertainty.Attract love and abundance.Master your life.Aren't you curious to know more? In Curious? Dr. Todd Kashdan offers a profound new message missing from so many books on the greatest opportunities for joy, purpose, and personal growth don't, in fact, happen when we're searching for happiness. They happ
by Todd Kashdan
Rating: 3.6 ⭐
Many have wondered if there is a key ingredient to living a full and happy life. For decades now, scientists and psychologists alike have been studying the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. The positive psychology movement was founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to en
by Todd Kashdan
Rating: 3.8 ⭐
In The Upside of Your Dark Side, two pioneering researchers in the field of psychology show that while mindfulness, kindness, and positivity can take us far, they cannot take us all the way. Sometimes, they can even hold us back. Emotions such as anger, anxiety, guilt, and sadness might feel uncomfortable, but it turns out that they are also incredibly useful. For instance: <br
Mindfulness, kindness, and positivity can take us far. But they cannot take us all the way. Sometimes, they can even hold us back. Emotions like anger, anxiety, or doubt might be uncomfortable, but it turns out that they are also incredibly useful. Kashdan and Biswas-Diener explain the importance of developing our “emotional agility” – the ability to access our full range of emotions (not jus
A research-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and courage. For ideas to evolve and for societies to progress, we desperately need rebels to challenge conventional wisdom and improve on it. Unfortunately, most of us fear nonconformists, perceiving them as disloyal, reckless, destructive, or just plain weird. Bec