{"id":182,"date":"2023-03-16T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T22:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mindandsociety\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:44:56","slug":"media-appearances","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mindandsociety\/home\/media-appearances\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Appearances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Dr. Norbert Schwarz<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>Happiness<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Neue Zuercher Zeitung\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzz.ch\/feuilleton\/die-kunst-des-guten-lebens\/die-kunst-des-guten-lebens-wir-erlebnisverweigerer-ld.1310335\">Wir Erlebnisverweigerer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>USC News\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.usc.edu\/73939\/oh-happy-day-or-was-it\/\">&#8220;Oh happy day! 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Scientists say this brain hack can help you meet your goals<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Scientist: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/question\/can-make-motivated\/\">How can I make myself more motivated?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NPR:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/one.npr.org\/?sharedMediaId=533655568:534228110\">Future Self<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NZZ News:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzz.ch\/wirtschaft\/nicht-nur-am-jahreswechsel-die-zukunft-beginnt-besser-in-sieben-tagen-als-in-einer-woche-ld.1448083\">Nicht nur am Jahreswechsel: Die Zukunft beginnt besser in sieben Tagen als in einer Woche<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>School &amp; College<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Atlantic: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/education\/archive\/2015\/04\/where-kids-learn-more-outside-their-classrooms-than-in-them\/390297\/\">Where Kids Learn More Outside Their Classrooms Than in Them<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brookings:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/community-college-completion-rates-structural-and-motivational-barriers\/\">Improving community college completion rates by addressing structural and motivational barriers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brookings:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/interactives\/5-ways-to-boost-community-college-completion-rates\/\">5 ways to boost community college completion rates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Conversation:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/do-challenges-make-school-seem-impossible-or-worthwhile-79893\">Do challenges make school seem impossible or worthwhile?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Conversation:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/can-people-like-me-go-to-college-inequality-and-dreams-of-higher-ed-73893\">Can people \u2018like me\u2019 go to college? 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