5 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Psychology and wellbeing podcast hosted by Rick Hanson and his son Forrest Hanson — covering neuroscience, therapy, resilience, and psychological development — one of the most listened-to psychology podcasts.
American neuropsychologist and author whose Hardwiring Happiness presents the practice of taking in the good — deliberately dwelling on positive experiences to shift the brain's negativity bias through neuroplasticity.
Dr Rangan Chatterjee's UK health and lifestyle medicine podcast — one of the most downloaded health podcasts in Europe — covering sleep, nutrition, exercise, stress, and relationships from an accessible medical perspective.
American psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania who founded the Positive Psychology movement — having previously discovered learned helplessness — and whose PERMA model provides the most influential framework for human flourishing.
Catherine Price's 2021 book arguing that genuine fun — playfulness, connection, flow — is essential to wellbeing and distinct from the passive entertainment and digital consumption that substitutes for it in modern life.