Is Hope Better for Stress Reduction than Mindfulness?

Is Hope Better for Stress Reduction than Mindfulness?

Nietzsche called hope “the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.” and I would agree if we are talking about false or unjustified hope. This kind of hope is no more than wishful thinking. But in an article called The New and Hopeful Science of...
Gabor Maté and The Hopeful Mindset

Gabor Maté and The Hopeful Mindset

   Gabor Maté CM is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development, trauma, and potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including autoimmune disease, cancer, attention...
Hope Matters: It’s Not Just A Mood It’s A Mindset

Hope Matters: It’s Not Just A Mood It’s A Mindset

A study at the University of Missouri’s Department of Psychological Sciences involving 6 experiments and over 2300 participants concluded that hope is more important than happiness or gratitude in making life meaningful. Happiness, for example, is often tied to what’s...
Abandoning Hopelessness

Abandoning Hopelessness

In The Inferno Dante passes through the gate of Hell, which bears an inscription ending with the phrase “Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate”, most frequently translated as “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here”. Under the daily...
DEI and Mindsets

DEI and Mindsets

Getting to the Heart of DEI (Diversity, Equality, Inclusion) with the Interdependent Mindset  In a recent interview by black journalists Donald Trump was asked if he supported DEI. The interviewer explained that it stood for Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. Trump...