
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD August 22, 2023
To help improve optimism, start by taking a look at what surrounds you. Do you watch or read a lot of negative news? Do you spend time with people who are negative? You don’t have to stop looking at the news or spending time with friends who may be more negative. But, you may benefit if you seek some balance. Search for positive news stories (example: Good News Network) and make sure to spend time with people who have positive outlooks.

In Person vs. Online Friendship: 3 Ways to Find Balance
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 9.6.24 How many times a day do you have online interactions with friends, including social media, texting, even video calls? And

3 Ways to Make Time for Friends
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 8.26.24 It can be so challenging in a busy week to make sure you have time to maintain friendships, or make

3 Ways to Develop Closer Friendships
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 6.17.24 In my last post, I shared ideas for how to make new friends. Now let’s think about how to help

3 ways to make new friends
Kaarin Anderson Ryan 5.21.24 It can be difficult to meet new friends in our busy world. To try to build more friendships, you need to

Who wants a friend?
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 5.1.24 How many friends do you have? Acquaintances? Social media contacts? There are a lot of ways to think about friends

Time Management and Organization Tip of the Week #11: Include Things You Enjoy
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 3.19.24 Last but not least, one final tip for time management and organization is to make sure you include things you