The Happiness Curve

Christal and Anita celebrate the end of their first semester at college with a walk around campus.

Eva and Anita go on one last drive before they leave for college.

Alan, Theo, and Anita play one last game of poker together.

Iffany, Lillian, and Anita play a game of “We’re Not Really Strangers”.

In this episode, Anita discusses the glorification of productivity, the impacts of that on our collective well-being, what life would be like if we had work-life balance, and some step you can take today to get there. The Productivity Pay Gap – Economic Policy Institute (https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/#:~:text=Since%201979%2C%20pay%20and%20productivity%20have%20diverged.&text=This%20means%20that%20although%20Americans,profits%2C%20especially%20in%20recent%20years.) The Productivity Obsession – The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/11/be-more-productive/415821/) “The Company … Continue reading 006 – The Glorification of Hyperproductivity →

Part 1: Word of Mouth – 1:04 Part 2: Gossiping – 7:20 Black Lives Matter Resources: Ways to help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# More ways to help for international students: https://www.sustainablesuccessproject.org/post/how-to-demonstrate-allyship-as-non-black-international-students-in-china-blacklivesmatter Beirut Blast Resources: Impact Lebanon: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=PYp7gXzyD Welcome to the fifth episode of the Happiness Curve, written and recorded by Anita Feng, where we discuss and dissect the … Continue reading 005 – The Dynamism of the Word of Mouth →

During this open conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement, I explore the disconnect that comes with living abroad, attempts to demonstrate support, performative activism, and more. Ways to help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# More ways to help for international students: https://www.sustainablesuccessproject.org/post/how-to-demonstrate-allyship-as-non-black-international-students-in-china-blacklivesmatter

Fear is a powerful and primitive human emotion that is universal. It can drive us to do things that our conscious would not do on its own, but it can also be paralyzing. Recalling a traumatic event, many people describe an “out of body experience”. However, studied by both psychologists and biologists for a long … Continue reading 003 – The Exponential Influence of Fear →

Disclaimer: This interview was recorded on April 2nd, 2020. This bonus episode is a full rough cut interview of Dr. Huang, a biostatistical faculty member at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington. She was asked recently by the WHO Research and Development Blueprint … Continue reading 002 – BONUS Interview: The Novel Coronavirus with Dr. Huang, PhD., Biostatistician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington →

Since the very beginning of human history, humans have relied on others for physiological needs. Needs like food, shelter, and safety. Early hunter-gatherer bands traveled in groups up to 30 people and relied on each other merely for those resources. Eventually, we formed tribes with groups up to 100 people, then the complex civilizations and … Continue reading 001 – The Healing Power of Community →