Yearly archive for 2020

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! An Illustrated Kingdom of Fantastical Plants Botanical artist Nirupa Rao captures the spirit and beauty of nature in watercolor. With a portfolio of enchanting, scientifically accurate illustrations, she aims to reignite our emotional connection to the environment

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! There is More to Life than Happiness Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there’s a more fulfilling path? Happiness comes and goes, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith, but having meaning in life gives you

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! The Psychology of Your Future Self “Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” Dan Gilbert shares recent research on a phenomenon he calls the “end of history illusion,” where we somehow imagine that

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Let’s End Ageism – Ashton Applewhite It’s not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It’s ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves — and each other. Ashton Applewhite