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  1. Mindfulness Definition | What Is Mindfulness - Greater Good

    Oct 27, 2025 · Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. …

  2. What Is Love? Scientists Have Answers—But They…

    May 22, 2025 · Previously, psychologists called the subject of their research “interpersonal attraction” or used the lens of attachment. While the term love may call to mind romance or a dyadic relationship …

  3. Happiness Definition | What Is Happiness - Greater Good

    Dec 8, 2025 · Coming up with a formal definition of happiness can be tricky. After all, shouldn’t we just know it when we feel it? In fact, we often use the term to describe a range of positive …

  4. Forgiveness Definition | What Is Forgiveness - Greater Good

    Dec 2, 2025 · Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of …

  5. Daniel Siegel | Profile | Greater Good

    Aug 12, 2014 · Dr. Siegel discusses his new book, "Brainstorm:… Daniel Siegel explains why the idea of "mindsight" is essential to any true definition of mental health, and he offers tips for cultivating it. …

  6. Compassion Definition | What Is Compassion - Greater Good

    Nov 18, 2025 · Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s …

  7. What Actually Makes You Resilient? - Greater Good

    May 15, 2025 · Our skills, genetics, personality, and environment all come together to influence how resilient we are to stress.

  8. What Does It Actually Mean to Forgive? - Greater Good

    Jul 7, 2025 · With this definition in mind, it’s easier to overcome some of the hesitations we ourselves may feel about forgiveness—or objections we might hear from others.

  9. How to Intentionally Change Your Personality - Greater Good

    Jun 17, 2025 · A new book explores the science of personality change and how to go about it, if you want to improve your life.

  10. Intellectual Humility Definition | What Is… - Greater Good

    Oct 7, 2025 · Researchers define intellectual humility, most simply, as “the degree to which people recognize that their beliefs might be wrong.” It involves knowing that your knowledge …