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Science-Backed References


Mindset

  1. Blackwell, L. S., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Dweck, C. S. (2007). Implicit theories of intelligence predict achievement across an adolescent transition: A longitudinal study and an intervention. Child Development, 78(1), 246-263.

  2. Claro, S., Paunesku, D., & Dweck, C. S. (2020). Growth mindset tempers the effects of poverty on academic achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(32), 19080-19086.

  3. Crum, A. J., & Langer, E. J. (2007). Mind-set matters: Exercise and the placebo effect. Psychological Science, 18(2), 165-171.

  4. Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. Random House.

  5. Yeager, D. S., & Dweck, C. S. (2012). Mindsets that promote resilience: When students believe that personal characteristics can be developed. Educational Psychologist, 47(4), 302-314.

Focus

  1. Goleman, D. (2013). Focus: The hidden driver of excellence. Harper.

  2. Kahneman, D. (1973). Attention and effort. Prentice-Hall.

  3. Mrazek, M. D., Franklin, M. S., Phillips, D. T., Baird, B., & Schooler, J. W. (2020). Mindfulness training improves working memory capacity and GRE performance while reducing mind wandering. Psychological Science, 24(5), 776-781.

  4. Posner, M. I., & Rothbart, M. K. (2007). Research on attention networks as a model for the integration of psychological science. Annual Review of Psychology, 58, 1-23.

  5. Smallwood, J., & Schooler, J. W. (2015). The science of mind wandering: Empirically navigating the stream of consciousness. Annual Review of Psychology, 66, 487-518.

Wellness

  1. Ratey, J. J., & Hagerman, E. (2008). Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. Little, Brown Spark.

  2. Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68-78.

  3. Sapolsky, R. M. (2004). Why zebras don't get ulcers. Henry Holt and Company.

  4. Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being. Free Press.

  5. Slavich, G. M. (2020). Social safety theory: A biologically based evolutionary perspective on life stress, health, and behavior. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 16, 265-295.

Flow

  1. Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. Harper & Row.

  2. Engeser, S., & Schiepe-Tiska, A. (2021). The longitudinal effects of flow-experience and its relationship to higher persistence and success in hobbies. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 343-362.

  3. Nakamura, J., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2002). The concept of flow. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 89-105). Oxford University Press.

  4. Keller, J., & Bless, H. (2008). Flow and regulatory compatibility: An experimental approach to the flow model of intrinsic motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(2), 196-209.

  5. Rheinberg, F., Vollmeyer, R., & Engeser, S. (2003). Die Erfassung des Flow-Erlebens [The assessment of flow experience]. In J. Stiensmeier-Pelster & F. Rheinberg (Eds.), Diagnostik von Motivation und Selbstkonzept (pp. 261-279). Hogrefe.

Creativity

  1. Amabile, T. M. (1983). The social psychology of creativity: A componential conceptualization. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 45(2), 357-376.

  2. Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2020). Nurturing creativity in the classroom. Cambridge University Press.

  3. Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Beyond big and little: The Four C Model of Creativity. Review of General Psychology, 13(1), 1-12.

  4. Runco, M. A., & Jaeger, G. J. (2012). The standard definition of creativity. Creativity Research Journal, 24(1), 92-96.

  5. Sternberg, R. J., & Lubart, T. I. (1999). The concept of creativity: Prospects and paradigms. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Handbook of creativity (pp. 3-15). Cambridge University Press.

Resources

  1. Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Rathunde, K. (1993). The measurement of flow in everyday life: Toward a theory of emergent motivation. In J. E. Jacobs (Ed.), Developmental perspectives on motivation (Vol. 40, pp. 57-97). Nebraska Symposium on Motivation.

  2. Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. Plenum.

  3. Heath, C., & Heath, D. (2013). Decisive: How to make better choices in life and work. Crown Business.

  4. Robbins, R., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-regulation and depletion of limited resources: Does self-control resemble a muscle? Psychological Bulletin, 126(2), 247-259.

  5. Woolley, A. W., & Malone, T. W. (2020). Collective intelligence and group performance. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(6), 582-587.

Connections

  1. Goleman, D. (2006). Social intelligence: The new science of human relationships. Bantam Books.

  2. Granovetter, M. (1973). The strength of weak ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6), 1360-1380.

  3. Putnam, R. D. (2000). Bowling alone: The collapse and revival of American community. Simon & Schuster.

  4. Williams, D. (2021). The science of social connection. Psychological Bulletin, 147(2), 127-150.

  5. Woolley, A. W., Chabris, C. F., Pentland, A., Hashmi, N., & Malone, T. W. (2010). Evidence for a collective intelligence factor in the performance of human groups. Science, 330(6004), 686-688.

Habits

  1. Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. Avery.

  2. Duhigg, C. (2012). The power of habit: Why we do what we do in life and business. Random House.

  3. Lally, P., & Gardner, B. (2013). Promoting habit formation. Health Psychology Review, 7(sup1), S137-S158.

  4. Wood, W., & Rünger, D. (2016). Psychology of habit. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 289-314.

  5. Zhang, R., & Geng, X. (2021). Habits and the brain: New insights into the unconscious regulation of behavior. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 21(2), 315-330.