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What’s The Key To Teens Getting Happiness From Screens?

December 10, 2018 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

How can teens achieve greater happiness from their screen use?   Above, you will find my most recent vlog on my Tech Happy Life YouTube channel: […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Limiting Tech, Parenting, Relationships, Social Media, Well-Being

How To Maximize Happiness In A Tech-Saturated World

December 5, 2018 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Are you seeking a happier life in this tech world? Here’s how to start. I’ve started a YouTube channel for Tech Happy Life, and this is […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Limiting Tech, Well-Being

The Power of Presence

April 22, 2016 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently completed the audiobook version of Dr. Amy Cuddy’s Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, which was read by the author. […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Mindfulness - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: Cuddy, Dr. Amy Cuddy, life hacks, power, power poses, presence

Ready Player One – The Magic of Nostalgia

June 30, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

This book review is long overdue, but I wanted to give my highest recommendation for Ready Player One by Austin’s own, Ernest Cline. I put this book […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: Cline, Ernest, Mindfulness, nostalgia, Ready Player One, reminisce, Rush

Combating Test Anxiety Part II

May 15, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

As I discussed in my last blog, the experience of test anxiety is unfortunately quite common. Although some anxiety before a test is normal and […]

Filed Under: Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Mindfulness - Book & Media Recs, Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, Coping, Mindfulness, relaxation, Stress Management, test anxiety

Combating Test Anxiety

April 27, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

You may know (or remember) the feeling – you have a big exam coming up, you’ve studied for hours, but when you finally sit down […]

Filed Under: Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Negative Moods & Emotions, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs, Uncategorized

Motivation and Organization for Adolescents

March 4, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Motivation and Organization for Adolescents! In my last post, I discussed the difficulties parents and children often experience with staying organized and managing a hectic […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: educational support, motivation, organization, parenting, strategies

Alternatives to Time-Out

December 3, 2014 by admin 1 Comment

I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving full of gratitude and savoring! This week, I am following up to my last post about how […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: alternatives to time-out, effective strategies, parenting, positive discipline, praise, take a break

Does Video Game Violence Cause Children & Adolescents to Become Violent? Part 3 – The Benefits of Video Games

March 7, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I have a new video blog (below) on the benefits of playing video games. I’ve been blogging about the issue of whether video game violence […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Book & Media Recs, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: adolescents, benefits, children, create, creative, innovative, Minecraft, research, video games, violence

How Do We Repair a House Divided?

October 3, 2012 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Every once in a while, a book comes along that is a “must read.” Given the divisiveness and vitriol in America today, I think we […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Negative Moods & Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: conservatives, left, liberals, moral, morality, reason, right, righteous

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