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I help organizations apply the latest findings from behavioral science. To date, I have presented to groups in over 20 countries. My clients include The Gap, General Mills, Mercedes-Benz, United States Department of Defense, and Standard Chartered Bank.

Author

For 20 years, I explored some of the most fascinating aspects of psychology including the itch of curiosity, the upside of unpleasant emotions, and the benefits of being a rebel. To educate the general public about science, I published several books. My upcoming book is on minority influence.

Researcher

My laboratory at George Mason University is highly productive. My colleagues and I produced more than 200 academic publications and received the prestigious American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contribution.

Recent Blog Posts

Psychological Flexibility: A New Research Agenda

Nearly the entire literature on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy hinges on a single measure. ACT is designed to target psychological flexibility. We discuss existing issues.

What Are the Five Dimensions of Curiosity?

A comprehensive new model to understand and measure curiosity

Letter to Dads of Daughters on a Sexual Misconduct Epidemic

I wanted to write a letter to dads of daughters everywhere on the sexual misconduct mayhem that is being revealed daily.

How Many Ways Can We Measure Well-Being?

A new framework can be useful for triggering conversation. Whether it breaks new ground scientifically is a different matter.

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28 Nov

Tragedy. Nobody in a family should die out of order. I respected how he integrated the science of well-being into the fibers of his company, especially the compassionate tx of customers. Only 46. Infuse every moment w gratitude and authentic words as you don’t know what’s next.

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25 Nov

This might be particularly poignant this year for everyone who lost a loved one in the land of COVID. You never know what difficulties exist beneath the surface of seemingly cool, calm, balanced characters. So lean towards charity & compassion @PsychToday https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/curious/201011/gratitude-death-resilience-and-thanksgiving

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toddkashdanTodd Kashdan@toddkashdan·
21 Nov

study of the day - with a decent sample of 1,709,734 across 166 countries, one of the biggest predictors of greater life satisfaction, more positive and less negative emotions across the life span was a sense of meaning/purpose in life. Killer figure! https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797619898826

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