The Biology of Positivity
Presenter:
Harvard Educatiion
Time:
0:56
Summary
Since its founding in 1920, the Harvard Graduate School of Education has been training leaders to transform education in the United States and around the globe. Today, our faculty, students, and alumni are studying and solving the most critical challenges facing education: student assessment, the achievement gap, urban education, and teacher shortages, to name just a few.
Transcript
Your brain is hard-wired to focus on the negative. Fortunately, we can re-wire our neural connections. Learning new things makes your brain stronger and repeating those new things creates new neurons. The same is true for positive habits of mind, they are learneable and self-strengthening.
Mindfulness is a bridge to positive habits. Take a break and look at something different. Savor the calm. Look for good things in small moments. Look for and talk about the good traits of others. Exercise. Be persistent, knowing that change takes time.