A year or so ago, I used a book called  Happier Hour   with my freshmen. Though some students liked it, it wasn’t a resounding hit and I e...

Image by  Steve Johnson  from  Pixabay  In case it's not clear from the fact that I actually wrote (and posted!) three posts in the past...

 This post from several birthdays ago seemed like a good companion to the one I posted yesterday :-)  Yesterday morning, I got up early. Ro...

Image by  WOKANDAPIX  from  Pixabay  This semester, I'm teaching positive psychology (I might have mentioned that once or ten times befo...

 I consume non-fiction books in a number of ways. Sometimes I read them on my Kindle. Sometimes I read them in book format. Often, I listen ...

 I often think that my job would be much easier if I could just learn to leave well enough alone. That said, I also know that I don't wa...

 The house still smells faintly of the Indian food no one else eats, and a pair of emoji slippers sits mere steps away from the back door. O...