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This is our last episode of 2025 and of Season 1! To wrap up the year, we're chatting all about how to reflect on 2025 and how to make regular reflection a part of 2026. We cover:
Why we overlook our successes and wins
Why it is so important to celebrate progress
How to make the most out of our achievements
Practical strategies for reflecting on your year!
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References from this episode:
Bryant, F. B., & Veroff, J. (2007). Savoring: A new model of positive experience. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Ledgerwood A, Boydstun AE. Sticky prospects: loss frames are cognitively stickier than gain frames. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2014 Feb;143(1):376-85. doi: 10.1037/a0032310. Epub 2013 Mar 25. PMID: 23527949.
Fredrickson, B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden and build theory of positive emotions. American Psychologist, 56, 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1037%2F%2F0003-066x.56.3.218
Some of the resources we chat about in this episode:
https://www.alisonledgerwood.com/negativity-and-positivity-biases.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XFLTDQ4JMk
The Progress Principle: Amabile, T. M., & Kramer, S. J. (2011) - https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40692
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/learning/10-ideas-for-reflecting-at-the-end-of-the-school-year.html
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