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Emma Seppälä On Building Positive Priorities

May 4, 2016 By Chris Russell

In an ‘always on’ world enabled by hyperconnectivity, divisions between office and home, and work and rest are becoming increasingly porous, with a new email notification never far away. But is it really necessary? In her new book The Happiness Track, Emma Seppälä, Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, draws upon the latest research to argue that these high-intensity work styles are fundamentally misguided. As she writes in the book, “We have simply accepted overextension as a way of life.” In this interview, Seppälä sets out why that’s a mistake and what we can do to improve our wellbeing.

Filed Under: All Articles, Conversations, Q&A Tagged With: Psychology, Work-Life Balance

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