From Survival to Thriving
Positive emotions expand your capacity for learning, connection, and building resilience.
Barbara Fredrickson
Psychologist and originator of broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
All moments: Barbara Fredrickson
- Your Choice — Barbara Fredrickson
You can choose positivity. It's not just an inborn trait. It's a choice you make every day.
- Building With Feeling — Barbara Fredrickson
Each positive emotion has its function. Joy prompts play, gratitude prompts connection, serenity prompts safety.
- Positivity Radiates — Barbara Fredrickson
Your positivity is contagious. It affects other people and creates a chain reaction of well-being.
- Love Connects — Barbara Fredrickson
Love isn't just romantic relationships. It's micro-moments of synchrony between people that reshape us at a cellular level.
- Opening the Mind — Barbara Fredrickson
When you feel joy, your brain becomes broader, more flexible, more creative. Sadness narrows it.
- The Positivity Edge — Barbara Fredrickson
Positive emotions don't just feel good. They literally rewire your brain and body toward flourishing.
Related moments
- Birth of a Legend — Paul McCartney
The Beatles were about growth. We changed every single day.
- Documenting History — Questlove
As a documentarian, I feel a responsibility to preserve the history of Black music and culture
- All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
- Alien Artist — David Bowie
I never tried to fit in. I prefer to be myself, even if it's alien.
- The Soul of Music — Questlove
Soul is what makes music real. It's what people feel
- Always Be a Good Human — Louis Armstrong
I've always tried to be a good human being. That's what matters.