Social comparison that leads to unhappiness is the downside of social media.

Being in touch with the problems in the world or our lives is important, but even more important is to focus the brain on what we can do about them.

Surfing the web often comes at the cost of face-to-face time with friends and family.

There is no greater prediction in the research of our levels of happiness than the breadth and depth of our relationships.

When someone comes to you to talk about a problem, if you move the conversation on to a discussion of potential solutions, you fuel their creative problem solving abilities on average by 20% - not to mention you make them feel better! You make them smarter and more empowered to tackle challenges.

With technology and over-scheduling, we are forgetting to invest time in simple connective moments with others.

Instead of running from the negative, I've started running towards the positive.