Todd Kashdan

What’s on your “never outsource to AI” list? 🤔

Here’s what I’ll never outsource to AI:
🍔 A friend’s "I don't want to live anymore" text
🍔 A birthday letter to my daughter (each oddball Todd-ism is essential)
🍔 A eulogy
🍔 A love letter
And more…

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A debate on #positivepsychology toddkashdan.substack.com/p/well-being...

Stop Chasing Adult Participation Trophies You’re Not a Bestselling Author. And That’s Okay

Full article: toddkashdan.substack.com/p/stop-chasi...

I have been dying to express an annoyance.Take a close look at those bios of people who claim they wrote a best-selling book.

Most of them are showcasing a strange participation trophy.
The truth:
- Fewer than 500 books sell more than 100K copies per year.
- Only 10K sell 5,000.

Full article 🔗 ⬇️

I think many of you are living suboptimal lives.
It’s sad.
So I’m offering a morning set of rituals for you to reach that self-actualization that alludes you.

Full article link 🔗 - toddkashdan.substack.com/p/the-bluepr...

#brocastersunite

We limit our compassion in response to variables that are irrelevant.

Link: toddkashdan.substack.com/p/stingy-com...

Lots in here about #Wellbeing + an ode to the last great book I read on “money and love”

toddkashdan.substack.com/p/chasing-th...

Some thoughts and science on the show everyone is talking about, this obsession with the nebulous manosphere, and the erroneous belief that you cannot criticize cultures unless you’re part of them.

Enjoy: toddkashdan.substack.com/p/honor-the-...

If you are into #wellbeing or #positivepsychology, you might want to learn about our new framework to organize the colossal number of concepts floating around:

The problem in the field and details on the model: toddkashdan.substack.com/p/well-being...

Have we reached the point of saying fuck this, be a comic book store owner and enjoy life without college?

I wanted to write something about my intellectual hero.

Here is a 5-part approach to Richard Feynman's approach to learning.

Use it in your workshops.
Use it when digesting articles podcasts and books.
Use it with your kids.

toddkashdan.substack.com/p/master-the...

Thought-provoking thoughts to start your weekend.

Forget the Stanley Milgram experiments on obedience.

There's a new theory on what conformity is and it happens to be a lot more promising and hopeful.

See for yourself:

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#BehSci #BehSciSky #PsychSci

They might spell my name wrong, but I really wanted to hang with The Unmistakable Podcast.

If you are interested in rethinking negative emotions or how to fix a broken educational system, click the link.

And yes, I made a huge error immediately: open.substack.com/pub/toddkash...

Nope still broken

The link doesn’t work

Do send me any cool new papers on distress intolerance Jenn. We need more people pushing the field here.

Perhaps the most interesting thread in psychology now is meta science. Which topics are we truly confident in? What older beloved studies need to be redone? How many results are limited to their historical period - such as persuasion or intergroup conflict studies before the internet?

The confidence in stable, accurate scientific findings continues.

Beware the forked road of decision making options that scientists have - and do behind closed doors, in private, too often.

#AcademicSky #MetaSci #PsychSci #Psychology

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Rethinking Flow States by Introducing 9 Antecedents New knowledge on how to enter optimal psychological states.

Working with creativity expert James Kaufman on our 1st collaboration has been a source of 6 hours of writing flow today.

The marker you’re working on the right project w the right person.

Flow is likely with these 9 factors - www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/cu...

#SocialPsyc #AcademicSky

Hey #HiSciSky #PsychSciSky #AffectSci #personalityPsych #BehSci

I migrated over w 20+ years conducting #wellbeing science such as psychological strengths (curiosity, creativity, courage, etc), psychological flexibility, anxiety, relationships, & resilience.

Look forward to sharing ideas & data