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Openness
Why “Nice” Is America’s #1 Brand

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on August 28, 2023

Personal Perspective: If I’m gone from the U.S. for an extended period, I forget how it feels to return. Somehow, it still takes me by surprise that there is a palpable difference.

Personal Perspective: If I’m gone from the U.S. for an extended period, I forget how it feels to return. Somehow, it still takes me by surprise that there is a palpable difference.

Career
The Three-Year Life Audit

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on March 8, 2023

Personal Perspective: Three years ago this month, the world changed. It's time to reflect on how your life has changed since then.

Personal Perspective: Three years ago this month, the world changed. It's time to reflect on how your life has changed since then.

Relationships
Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on October 12, 2022

Connection is the single most important factor when it comes to happiness. But knowing which connections to work on and which to walk away from can be difficult.

Connection is the single most important factor when it comes to happiness. But knowing which connections to work on and which to walk away from can be difficult.

Career
Be the Superhero of Your Own Life

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on December 6, 2021

It's time to stop scrolling through the excitement of other people’s lives and be brave enough to create a life you long to embrace.

It's time to stop scrolling through the excitement of other people’s lives and be brave enough to create a life you long to embrace.

Media
The American Northern Lights

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on July 6, 2021

The American equivalent of those technicolored streaks in the sky. How often do we really sit and contemplate what makes us us?

The American equivalent of those technicolored streaks in the sky. How often do we really sit and contemplate what makes us us?

Leadership
The Thought Leadership Challenge

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on January 11, 2021

Resolutions can also be a commitment to enhancing and promoting more of who we are. That’s why this year I have a different New Year’s challenge for you: Become a thought leader.

Resolutions can also be a commitment to enhancing and promoting more of who we are. That’s why this year I have a different New Year’s challenge for you: Become a thought leader.

Productivity
Time: Is It On Your Side?

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on November 12, 2020

The concept of time has been on many of our minds. So let’s dig deeper into a topic that simultaneously rules our lives and is almost always taken for granted (and lied about).

The concept of time has been on many of our minds. So let’s dig deeper into a topic that simultaneously rules our lives and is almost always taken for granted (and lied about).

Health
The Pandemic Social Challenge

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on March 20, 2020

If socialization is central to health, how are we to stay healthy when social distancing is not just the stuff of screen-addicts, but a nationwide mandate?

If socialization is central to health, how are we to stay healthy when social distancing is not just the stuff of screen-addicts, but a nationwide mandate?

Sleep
Retreat and Return

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on October 5, 2019

Part 2: It is in conscious retreat and our eventual return that we recover what we have lost through the unyielding experience of everyday life.

Part 2: It is in conscious retreat and our eventual return that we recover what we have lost through the unyielding experience of everyday life.

Spirituality
Retreat and Return

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on October 4, 2019

It is in conscious retreat and our eventual return that we recover what we have lost through the unyielding experience of everyday life.

It is in conscious retreat and our eventual return that we recover what we have lost through the unyielding experience of everyday life.