Home is People, not a Place: On Belonging and Mattering

New Emotion Science Article

Feeling that we belong and that we matter has a profound effect on our well-being. The richness of life does not come from material wealth alone, but from the strength of our community ties. Our article this month looks into belongingness and mattering as antidotes to loneliness and isolation, following the release of The Science of Flourishing: What Psychological Research Tells Us about Living Well.

The Relationship Between Friends and Success

Featured Podcast Episode

The link between the network you keep and the level of success you have in life has been a point of interest for researchers for a very long time. While some believe friends have very little effect on your overall business success, others believe you should eliminate friends who aren’t on the same wavelength as you get older. Is this behavior toxic in itself, or a valuable tool to attaining long term financial success?