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Tracking Wonder

How to cultivate this elusive emotion

Resilience
Why Wonder Is Vital to Activism

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on June 30, 2023

How can we keep going when the whole world seems on fire? Activists dedicated to facing complicated problems have discovered that wonder is the key to sustaining their fire.

How can we keep going when the whole world seems on fire? Activists dedicated to facing complicated problems have discovered that wonder is the key to sustaining their fire.

Career
Freedom to Design Can Create More Joy at Work

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on May 22, 2023

Business leaders have long believed sparse, employer-controlled workspaces drive productivity. But research shows those spaces may have the opposite effect. Here's why.

Business leaders have long believed sparse, employer-controlled workspaces drive productivity. But research shows those spaces may have the opposite effect. Here's why.

Empathy
Empathic Curiosity: Where's Your Attention?

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on March 28, 2023

Empathic curiosity is key to deeply understanding and connecting with other people. Here's how to nurture your innate empathic curiosity.

Empathic curiosity is key to deeply understanding and connecting with other people. Here's how to nurture your innate empathic curiosity.

Stress
Reconnect With Wonder This Season

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on December 15, 2022

End-of-year and holiday stress may feel overwhelming, but you have the tools at your fingertips to press pause and find clarity.

End-of-year and holiday stress may feel overwhelming, but you have the tools at your fingertips to press pause and find clarity.

Creativity
Is Our Always-On Culture Choking Creativity?

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on October 1, 2022

With a revamped understanding of how important downtime is for our mental processing, overdue changes to our current work-crazed culture are needed.

With a revamped understanding of how important downtime is for our mental processing, overdue changes to our current work-crazed culture are needed.

Optimism
Self-Affirmations Alone Don't Work

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on September 29, 2022

When your mind makes up false stories about you and your life, you can take a different, more empowering perspective.

When your mind makes up false stories about you and your life, you can take a different, more empowering perspective.

Career
The Science of Weekend Recovery

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on September 27, 2022

What you do on the weekends can mean the difference between feeling exhausted or refreshed on Monday morning. Here's how to choose restorative activities.

What you do on the weekends can mean the difference between feeling exhausted or refreshed on Monday morning. Here's how to choose restorative activities.

Anxiety
Breaking Out of the Doomscrolling Cycle

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on June 9, 2022

The impulse to immerse ourselves in information is a very human one, and social media makes that easier. We can harness curiosity for good.

The impulse to immerse ourselves in information is a very human one, and social media makes that easier. We can harness curiosity for good.

Career
Can We Rediscover Our Identity at Work?

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on March 17, 2022

People leaving jobs in record numbers due to burnout and disengagement. Can the workplace become a space to reconnect with ourselves, instead?

People leaving jobs in record numbers due to burnout and disengagement. Can the workplace become a space to reconnect with ourselves, instead?

Attention
The High Costs of Distraction

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on February 17, 2022

Distraction can seem engineered into our jobs and daily lives, but we don't have to let it rule our lives.

Distraction can seem engineered into our jobs and daily lives, but we don't have to let it rule our lives.