Just a quick note that 3GT, our Facebook app based on the positive psychology exercise Three Good Things, is back online after some time at the spa. The new version is based on some of what I learned from the last release. Some of the social and feedback lessons still need to be applied, so [...]
Also tagged 3gt, facebook, happiness, positive psychology, research, swellnessWhen preparing our Persuasive 2010 paper on Three Good Things, we ended up cutting a section on using word clouds to support reflection. The section wasn’t central to this paper, but it highlights one of the design challenges we encountered, and so I want to share it and take advantage of any feedback. Our Three [...]
Also tagged design, research, social software, word cloudsThe first of my social software for wellness applications is available on Facebook (info page). Three Good Things supports a positive psychology exercise in which participants record three good things, and why these things happened. When completed daily – even on the bad days – over time, participants report increased happiness and decreased symptoms of [...]
Also tagged facebook, happiness, positive psychology, research, social software, three positive things, wellness