025 Helping Our Kids Go Back To School With Intention: A Conversation with Christine Carter




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Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christine Carter, Ph.D., is a sociologist and the author of </span><a href="http://www.braveoverperfect.com/about-brave-over-perfect/clkn/http/courses.christinecarter.com/the-sweet-spot-book/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sweet Spot: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2017) and </span><a href="http://www.braveoverperfect.com/about-brave-over-perfect/clkg/http/courses.christinecarter.com/raising-happiness-book/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raising Happiness</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2011).</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Drawing on the latest scientific research on positivity, productivity, and elite performance, Carter demonstrates a sweet paradox: by doing less we can actually accomplish more. A sought-after</span> <a href="http://www.braveoverperfect.com/about-brave-over-perfect/clkn/http/courses.christinecarter.com/speaking/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">speaker</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="http://www.braveoverperfect.com/about-brave-over-perfect/clkn/http/www.christinecarter.com/coaching1/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">coach</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Dr. Carter also teaches </span><a href="http://www.braveoverperfect.com/about-brave-over-perfect/clkn/http/courses.christinecarter.com/course-catalog/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">online classes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and writes an award-winning </span><a href="http://www.braveoverperfect.com/about-brave-over-perfect/clkn/https/www.christinecarter.com/category/blog/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which is frequently syndicated on Huffington Post, U.S. News &amp; World Report, Psychology Today, and Greater Good. She is a sociologist and senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center.</span></p>