Welcome to Dr. Todd Kashdan’s newsletter, Provoked
Gain access to this one-stop source for fresh insights on Purpose, Happiness, Friendship, Romance, Narcissism, Courage, Creativity, Curiosity, Managing Psychological Pain, Fun, Principled Rebels, and more. For over 25 years, I’ve studied these topics at The Well-Being Laboratory.
Is this newsletter for you?
Provoked is for anyone bored of regurgitated, overly simplistic notions of well-being and human performance. You don’t need another screed on the benefits of mindfulness, kindness, and gratitude. You won’t benefit from cliché phrases such as “other people matter” or “diversity is our greatest strength.”
Provoked is for people yearning for justice in the world. More freedom. More financial stability. More purpose. More community. More humanity. It’s for people who understand that we desperately need free-thinkers willing to disrupt unhelpful norms for the sake of progress. (Provoked is also for people who don’t take themselves too seriously and think it’s okay to have fun.)
This newsletter goes beyond my books, On Purpose: The Science of Building a Meaningful Life (coming in 2027), The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively and The Upside of Your Dark Side and Curious? (long before it was cool to tout this strength).
What to expect:
Free subscribers will get 2-4 free posts per month with thought-provoking ideas and strategies. If you upgrade to paid, you get special, juicier issues and access perks such as the chat room and monthly virtual calls. The premium issues include well-being exercises (for you, classes, and workshops), very personal essays, and first access to science and books from my Lab.
Paid subscribers also get access to the full archives (over 300 issues), ability to comment on posts, the chat room, and Provoked Community calls:
Welcome to Provoked - where we believe curious, courageous exploration is less risky than complacency.
