Lisa Harrison, Flinders University It all begins innocently – a late-night peek at your favourite social media site before bed. You catch a headline that grabs your attention with “breaking news” you can’t afford to miss. Like following digital breadcrumbs, one click leads to another. Before you know it, you’re tumbling down a rabbit hole of endless updates and emotionally
Continue reading How to optimize the pursuit of well-being and happiness is a question researchers have tried to tackle from a range of angles. The social effects of the pandemic led many people to focus more closely on their mental health and buffer against threats to well-being — in short, to pursue happiness. As a social scientist, I study the intersection of
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Staying positive en route to finding success in life is never effortless. In fact it takes a lot of energy and hardwork to just keep going and not to quit. Most often quitting seems to be the perfect and viable option and we easily give into this temptation to just stop the never ending saga of struggle. But rarely does
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