Author: Amanda
How to transform your students and be happier
For three years I worked with hundreds of educators to create classrooms where students are better able to persist when their school work gets hard. As the standards are raised more students are s... Read More
How to use movement to calm down and be kinder
You know the old saying that things are a “blessing and a curse?” Well, I believe that this is ALWAYS true. I often stop and remind myself: The extent to which something is a blessing, it ... Read More
How to get the heck out of that box you live in
A friend of mine recently got an article accepted in the journal Science. That’s a BIG deal. When you get something into Science you are pretty much guaranteed a job at a research institution, or at... Read More
Why you have to cut way back and focus
There’s something going around, and it isn’t good. One friend texted me: “I’m struggling for the first time in my life politically… I want to be active, I want to be res... Read More
Psychology has identified three mindsets shared by people who actually follow through on their goals
This post was originally published on Quartz, on August 5, 2016. I’ve never been an athletic or active person. My entire history of sports involved one season of track in high school and a brief fli... Read More
Psychology suggests the best way to change your life is through a series of small experiments
Initially published on Quartz, September 21. During my 20s, I didn’t give much thought to money. I was in grad school for a long time—seven years total between my masters and PhD—and I assumed ... Read More
How to have productive and calm conversations across the political divide
Originally published on Quartz on 10/24/2016 with the title: Yes, it is possible for Trump and Clinton supporters to have productive (and calm) conversations. Though the focus is on the election, the... Read More
Becoming activist
I’ve been politically aware for years and years. And if you had asked me back in 2012 whether I was politically active, I probably would have said yes. I posted on Facebook and I talked to m... Read More