Improv experience promotes divergent thinking, uncertainty tolerance, and affective well-being
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The Secret to Making Friends as An Adult | The Happiness Lab | Dr. Laurie Santos
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Surgeon general lays out framework to tackle loneliness and ‘mend the social fabric of our nation’
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Bobby McFerrin Demos the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
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7 Research-Backed Benefits of Improv Comedy
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The mental health benefits of improv show in UMich study
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Why Does Music Bring Back Memories? Neuroscience News
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Here’s why you should make a habit of having more fun. NPR
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Charles Limb: Your brain on improv TED talk
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Stuart Brown: Play is more than just fun TED talk
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Why it’s good for grown-ups to go play (Washington Post)
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Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life TED talk
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(PDF shared in Slack) Gallup 2022 Global Emotions Report
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7 Facts About the Brain That Incline the Mind to Joy - Intro to Emotional Resilience and Resiliency
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Happiness versus Joy: How to Uncover Infinite Amounts of Both (Deepak Chopra)
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The Atlantic | Do Yourself a Favor and Go Find a ‘Third Place’
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