At last, psychology gets serious about glee, fun, and happiness. Martin Seligman has given us a gift-a practical map for the perennial quest for a flourishing life.

If you are doing mindfulness meditation, you are doing it with your ability to attend to the moment.

Positive work environments outperform negative work environments.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad mood.

Empathy represents the foundation skill for all the social competencies important for work.

Women, on average, tend to be more aware of their emotions, show more empathy, and are more adept interpersonally. Men on the other hand, are more self-confident and optimistic, adapt more easily, and handle stress better.