Catching up on pictures of your good friend's kids ahead of a visit across the country to see her is a great way to deepen your time together. Following near-strangers can leave us feeling detached and lonely.

Starting our day off with a dose of negativity can have lasting effects.

We are all constantly transmitting information to the people around us, and the messages we choose to communicate either create success or hold us all hold back.

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.

Even five minute meaningful conversations with other people not only fuel us in the moment but also build up a reserve of social capital so that when hard times strike, we can draw down on that bank account.

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