Dr. Sharron Russell

From @JonHaidt’s #anxiousgeneration to talk about phone bans, schools are looking ahead to the fall and how they want to approach student tech use and well-being. Check out our latest blog to discover what the "Wait Until 8th" movement is all about and how your school community can create a game plan to ease your students into tech while fostering positive, high-character decision-making. thesocialinstitute.com/blog/understan…

Relaxing is not the only way to recharge. Finding meaning is a source of fuel. A restorative break doesn't just avoid tasks that burn you out. It adds people and projects that fire you up. Detaching from stress prevents exhaustion. Attaching to purpose elevates energy. tinyurl.com/25b49zrr

Difficult conversations are rarely as unpleasant as we expect. 7 studies: we're too pessimistic about leveling with friends & partners. We fixate on what could go wrong, overlooking what might go right. Relationships stagnate in silence. Candor opens the door to growth.

A core skill of emotional intelligence is observing feelings before internalizing them. Emotions are messages from your past self to your present self. They're best interpreted by your future self. Feelings don't define who you are. They reveal what you value right now.

Urging people to be positive doesn’t boost their resilience. It denies their reality. When times are tough, we don’t need good vibes only. We need a hand to keep us steady through all the vibrations. Strength doesn’t come from forced smiles. It comes from feeling supported. link.chtbl.com/RTAdam

In your career, the most valuable currency is not how much you know. It's how well you learn. In a stable world, success depended on building expertise. In a changing world, it hinges on evolving expertise. Potential is no longer defined by ability. It's a function of agility.

If you watch one video today, make it this one produced by @NorwichCityFC for #WorldMentalHealthDay. ❤️💛💚 An incredibly powerful and incredibly important message.

Don't confuse psychological safety with "safe spaces." Safe spaces treat people as fragile and dissenting ideas as threats. Psychologically safe environments build the capacity to embrace and learn from respectful disagreement. Exposure to diverging views is fuel for growth.

Shipley Boys and Girls Soccer teams traveled to England for a full week of training, games and sightseeing! First stop, Manchester and Bolton!

I am absolutely convinced that a modern-day human potential movement must rest on a foundation of shared humanity and recognition that all humans have the same basic security needs (safety, connection, self-esteem) as well as growth needs (exploration, love, and purpose).

Here's a fun, research-backed way to: ⭐ Increase social cohesion and community ⭐ Improve focused attention and sensitivity to the rhythms of language ⭐ Accelerate reading acquisition ⭐ Lift moods

To all of the teachers who spend days setting up classrooms, you will be pleased to know that classroom design has been shown to account for 16% of students’ academic performance variation. Learn more about creating optimal learning environments here: ow.ly/REuq50NPBNX

Compassion is kinder and healthier than empathy. Evidence: when we feel others’ pain, we often get overwhelmed and withdraw. When we feel concern for their pain, we reach out and help. The point of compassion isn't to share their feelings. It's to care about their feelings.

When we’re feeling burned out or having a tough time, we often become overly focused on reaching the light at the end of the metaphorical tunnel.

Once again we must share this resource as a result of tragedy. Our hearts are with those affected by the violence in Nashville. Schools should be safe from gun violence. These resources can be used when preparing to talk with students. bit.ly/3nGXtMA

Timed tests don’t measure what students know. They assess how students perform under stress. Data: tests under time pressure underestimate the abilities of girls—especially in math, where test anxiety is high. If students can't finish a test, make it shorter or give more time.

During the entire month of March on @psychpodcast we will be exploring the science of sex and gender from a variety of perspectives. The aim is to integrate truth with love and have all my guests- from trans activists to scientists- feel seen and heard. Here's the trailer!

We talked to #happiness expert @TalBenShahar about the science of happiness, focusing on his account of happiness as “#wholebeing,” comprised of 5 elements of well-being which make up his “SPIRE” model: #Spiritual, #Physical, #Intellectual, #Relational and #Emotional #well-being.

"If you want the future to be different, the only leverage you have is to inhabit the present moment fully, and that means mindfully and heartfully." 😌 loom.ly/g26JOr4