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Todd Kashdan

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Dr. Todd B. Kashdan's broad mission is to increase the amount of well-being in this world as a professor, scientist, author, and consultant. He uses cutting-edge science to help people function optimally in life and business. He is the author of three books.

He is a Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He received the Distinguished Scientific Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association and the Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year Award. He has been cited over 56,000 times with the publication of over 260 scholarly articles. He's a twin with twin 18-year-old daughters (plus one more), with plans to rapidly populate the world with great conversationalists. ...more

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Curiosity But Didn't Ask

A simple relational hack can turn confrontation into connection, and reclaim curiosity as a tool. One question can reboot defensiveness into collaboration.

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	The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment by Todd Kashdan (Goodreads Author), Robert Biswas-Diener 3.83 avg rating — 1,159 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 562 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life 3.71 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power of Negative Emotion 3.65 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology: The Seven Foundations of Well-Being (The Context Press Mindfulness and Acceptance Practica Series) by Todd Kashdan (Goodreads Author), Joseph V. Ciarrochi (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atama No Ii Hito Ga Nō No Tame Ni Mainichi Shite Iru Koto: Nō No Hataraki Ga Odorokuhodo Appu by Todd Kashdan (Goodreads Author), 茂木健一郎 (翻訳) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soyez négatif !: Vos défauts sont vos alliés by Todd Kashdan (Goodreads Author), Robert Biswas-Diener 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EL ARTE DE LLEVAR LA CONTRARIA 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A arte da insubordinação: Como discordar e desafiar de maneira eficiente \| A arte da insubordinação é uma caixa de ferramentas altamente prática para quem ... corajoso e criativo. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve

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Todd Kashdan said: " Too many self-improvement books rehash the same tropes and clichés as their predecessors from only two years ago. For me, the question is whether I will learn new skills beyond what I read by Dale Carnegie, Albert Ellis, Robert Cialdini, Kristin Neff ...more "

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Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World

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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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“Our moods change constantly and thus our ideas about the past change with them. As for the future, it remains unwritten. Anything can happen, and often we are wrong. The best we can do with the future is prepare and savor the possibilities of what can be done in the present.”
― Todd Kashdan, Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life

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“Rather than be encouraged to learn about ourselves and our interests, we are more often taught how to make decisions about what to do with our lives as early as possible so we won't waste time achieving our goals. Pick an academic major, choose a career, and start a family. Whether our interests are squelched isn't important. What's important is to "make something of yourself," "be able to support yourself," and "realize that life is more than just having fun.”
― Todd Kashdan, Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life

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“When we are open to new possibilities, we find them. Be open and skeptical of everything.”
― Todd Kashdan, Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life

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