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...Tal Ben-Shahar Blame it on his layered accent, his unassuming presence, or his exotic name, but Tal Ben-Shahar, professor of the popular Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology” course, is someone Harvard people love. Class enrollment shows Harvard people choose Justice over happiness, but according to the Q Guide, Ben-Shahar’s students are “HAPPIER...
...Joselow also said that the dinner was intended to appeal to students who may not regularly celebrate Shabbat. “We were trying to engage Jewish students in an aspect of Jewish life that they might not otherwise be involved in,” Joselow said. Professor Tal D. Ben-Shahar, professor of the popular class Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology,” gave the evening’s opening remarks. “A lot of what he talks about in Positive Psych and the spirit of Shabbat are similar,” Rohr said...
...said. Dunn said that this study, which was published last month in the weekly journal Science, brings something new to the science of happiness. “The focus wasn’t on spending in previous studies, it was on general prosocial behaviors,” she said. Tal D. Ben-Shahar ’96, who teaches Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology,” said that humans are deeply connected in a “web of empathy,” thus tying individual happiness to that of others. “Sometimes there?...
...Colonel H.R. McMaster, of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Tal Afar, realized that successful stabilization is based largely on the ability of U.S. troops to build affiliation with the Iraqi people. He implemented a new training program in Colorado, where soldiers conducted house-search scenarios and only obtained desired information after sitting down with occupants, drinking tea together, and asking culturally respectful questions. McMaster credits his strong and productive relations with local leaders in Iraq to this appreciative mentality, which he urged his brigade to adopt...
...McMaster’s regiment stayed in Tal Afar for nine months, long enough to build affiliations with the local people. This strategy proved much more successful than basing troops for short stints in cities where neither they nor the local people were familiar with each other. When McMaster’s regiment was designated to leave Tal Afar, the Mayor of Tal Afar wrote a letter requesting that the regiment stay another year. The mayor spoke highly of McMaster and his squadron commander, Lt. Colonel Chris Hickey, whom the mayor said knew the names of his children. These...