Culture Corner Exhibit

PERMA Culture Corner display — PERMA Culture Corner Display

The University of Tennessee Libraries’ Belonging and Engagement Committee hosts a Culture Corner that highlights the breadth of resources available across the George F. DeVine Music Library, John C. Hodges Library, and Webster C. Pendergrass Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library. This display is designed to spark meaningful conversations and promote education and global awareness through books, brochures, bibliographies, and other library materials. It invites students, faculty, and staff to reimagine the role of academic library collections while offering new perspectives. The Culture Corner is located on the second floor of Hodges Library in the Dixie Marie Wooten Commons West.

See our guide for previous culture corner themes and resources.

The PERMA model, developed by Martin Seligman, is a positive psychology framework defining the five core elements of human well-being and flourishing: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. It suggests that cultivating these independent pillars leads to a more fulfilling, resilient, and satisfied life.

Here is a breakdown of the PERMA components:

1. P – Positive Emotions (P)
Refers to experiencing joy, gratitude, contentment, hope, and satisfaction. It is not just about smiling, but fostering a generally optimistic outlook and savoring good moments.

2. E – Engagement (E)
Involves being fully absorbed, interested, and "in the flow" during activities. It is that state where time seems to stop because you are so deeply involved in a task.

3. R – Relationships (R)
Highlights the human need for connection, love, and support. It includes having high-quality, authentic relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.

4. M – Meaning (M)
Relates to having a sense of purpose and belonging to something bigger than oneself. This can be found in spirituality, work, family, or social causes.

5. A – Accomplishment (A)
Also known as achievement, this is the drive to master tasks, reach goals, and feel a sense of competence. It involves perseverance and celebrating personal wins.

Ahn, Woo-Kyoung. Thinking 101 : How to Reason Better to Live Better. First edition. New York, NY: Flatiron Books, 2023. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926283024502311

Andrew, Mari. My Inner Sky : On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between. New York: Penguin Books, 2021. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926108919602311

Bloom, Paul. The Sweet Spot : The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning. First edition. New York, NY: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926127203702311

Brach, Tara. Radical Compassion : Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN. New York, NY: Viking, 2019. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926406587902311

Brewer, Judson. Unwinding Anxiety : New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind. New York: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2021. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926373181902311

Burkeman, Oliver. The Antidote : Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking. 1st American ed. New York: Faber and Faber, 2012. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9923004590102311

Cassady, Jerrell C, and Mourad Ali Eissa. Emotional Intelligence : Perspectives from Educational and Positive Psychology. New York: P. Lang, 2008. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9920713610102311

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow : The Psychology of Optimal Experience. 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 2009. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9920574060102311

Donaldson, Stewart I, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura. Applied Positive Psychology : Improving Everyday Life, Health, Schools, Work, and Society. New York: Psychology Press, 2011. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9921842680102311

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bright-Sided : How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. 1st ed. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2009. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9921109050102311

Haidt, Jonathan. The Happiness Hypothesis : Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. New York: Basic Books, 2006. Web. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9917486390102311

Hanson, Rick et al. The Anxiety First Aid Kit : Quick Tools for Extreme, Uncertain Times. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2020. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926110807302311

Hughes, M., & Miller, A. (2011). Developing emotional and social intelligence : exercises for leaders, individuals, and teams. Pfeiffer/Wiley.

Kashdan, Todd B, and Robert Biswas-Diener. The Upside of Your Dark Side : Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your “Good” Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment. New York, New York: Hudson Street Press, 2014. Web. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925294250102311

Lyubomirsky, Sonja. The How of Happiness : A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want. New York: Penguin Press, 2008. Web. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925679169202311

Moneta, Giovanni B. Positive Psychology : A Critical Introduction. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9924466350102311

Peale, Norman Vincent. The Power of Positive Thinking. 1st Fireside ed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9918580050102311

Peterson, Christopher. Pursuing the Good Life : 100 Reflections on Positive Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9923058490102311

Sheldon, Kennon M, Todd B Kashdan, and Michael F Steger. Designing Positive Psychology : Taking Stock and Moving Forward. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9921743110102311

Bradford, Joy Harden. Sisterhood Heals : The Transformative Power of Healing in Community. First edition. New York: Ballantine Books, 2024. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926555585702311

Brown, Juanita, and David Isaacs. The World Café : Shaping Our Futures through Conversations That Matter. 1st ed. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9917371320102311

Charney, Madeleine, Jenny Colvin, and Richard Moniz, eds. Recipes for Mindfulness in Your Library : Supporting Resilience and Community Engagement. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2019. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925770767502311

Crowe, Kathryn Moore. Building Community Engagement and Outreach in Libraries. Ed. by Kathryn Moore Crowe and Joanne Hélouvry. First edition. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing, 2023. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926285087102311

Garza, Alicia. The Purpose of Power : How We Come Together When We Fall Apart. 2021 One World trade paperback edition. New York: One World, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926245107002311

Gogerty, Clare. 50 Things to Do in the Urban Wild. Hudson, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2023. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926216964902311

Guzmán, Mónica. I Never Thought of It That Way : How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, Inc., 2023. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926602579902311

Hari, Johann. Stolen Focus : Why You Can’t Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again. New York: Crown, 2023. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926144719302311

Holland, Sarah Stewart, and Beth Silvers. I Think You’re Wrong (but I’m Listening) : A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations. Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2019. Web. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926602782502311

Loehr, J. E., & Schwartz, T. (2003). The power of full engagement : managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance and personal renewal. Free Press.

Loewe, Emma. Return to Nature : The New Science of How Natural Landscapes Restore Us. First edition. New York, NY: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926356984102311

Lotts, Megan. Advancing a Culture of Creativity in Libraries : Programming and Engagement. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926127157802311

Hari, J. (2022). Stolen focus : why you can’t pay attention--and how to think deeply again. Crown.

Odell, Jenny. How to Do Nothing : Resisting the Attention Economy. Brooklyn: Melville House, 2020. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925779048202311

Oldenburg, Ray. The Great Good Place : Cafés, Coffee Shops, Community Centers, Beauty Parlors, General Stores, Bars, Hangouts, and How They Get You through the Day. [2nd ed.]. New York: Marlowe & Co., 1997. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9911088700102311

Putnam, Robert D. Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9912706390102311

Stulberg, Brad. Master of Change : How to Excel When Everything Is Changing--Including You. First edition. New York ; HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926418087802311

Allen, Sarah Addison. Other Birds. First edition. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 2023. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926310440402311

Berne, Eric. Games People Play; the Psychology of Human Relationships. New York: Grove Press, 1964. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma994205940102311

Bolton, Robert. People Skills : How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts. 1st Touchstone ed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9912765720102311

Brooks, David. How to Know a Person : The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. First edition. New York: Random House, 2024. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926859049002311

Cloud, Henry, and John Sims Townsend. Boundaries : When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life. Updated and expanded [edition]. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2018. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926621277502311

Denworth, Lydia. Friendship : The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond. First edition. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2020. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925891310902311

Duhigg, Charles. Supercommunicators : How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. First edition. New York: Random House, 2024. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926535036902311

Gladwell, Malcolm. Talking to Strangers : What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know. First edition. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2019. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925849769502311

Hatcher, Jeffrey, and Mitch Albom. Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 2008. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9920516030102311

Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. 40th Anniversary ed. New York: Viking, 2007. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9920985900102311

Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl’s Moving Castle. New Greenwillow ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2001. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9914579990102311

Lee, Ingrid Fetell. Joyful : The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness. First Little, Brown Spark trade paperback edition. New York: Little, Brown Spark, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926373182302311

Marsiglio, W. (2023). Chasing we-ness : cultivating empathy and leadership in a polarized world. Aevo UTP, an imprint of University of Toronto Press. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926341682902311

Sofer, Oren Jay. Say What You Mean : A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication. First edition. Boulder, Colorado: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2019. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926521086702311

Turkle, Sherry. Reclaiming Conversation : The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. New York: Penguin Press, 2016. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925378151902311

Albom, Mitch. The Five People You Meet in Heaven. First gift edition. New York: Hachette Books, 2019. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925984662102311

Brooks, Arthur C. From Strength to Strength : Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. New York, NY: Portfolio/Penguin, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926373182402311

Chödrön, Pema. When Things Fall Apart : Heart Advice for Difficult Times. 1st pbk. ed. Boston: Shambhala, 2001. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925410247102311

Coelho, Paulo. The Alchemist. Trans. by Alan Clarke. 25th anniversary edition. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2015. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925593967802311

Frankl, Viktor E. Man’s Search for Meaning. Trans. by Helen Pisano and Ilse Lasch. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 2014. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925703938802311

Froese, Paul. On Purpose : How We Create the Meaning of Life. Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2016. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925397460602311

Hadot, Pierre, and Marcus Aurelius. The Inner Citadel : The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1998. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9911278270102311

Hägglund, Martin. This Life : Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom. First edition. New York: Pantheon Books, 2019. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925795913302311

Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. New York: [New Directions], 1951. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma998009020102311

Goodall, Jane, Douglas Carlton Abrams, and Gail Hudson. The Book of Hope : A Survival Guide for Trying Times. New York, NY: Celadon Books, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926108720602311

Martel, Yann. Life of Pi : A Novel. 1st Harvest ed. Boston: Mariner Books, 2004. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925735268602311

Moniz, Richard et al. The Mindful Librarian : Connecting the Practice of Mindfulness to Librarianship. OXford: Elsevier Science & Technology, 2015. Web. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925759707102311

Obama, Michelle. The Light We Carry : Overcoming in Uncertain Times. First edition. New York: Crown, 2023. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926555586102311

Purser, Ronald E. McMindfulness : How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality. Place of publication not identified: REPEATER, 2020. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925866164702311

Ragoonaden, Karen et al. Mindfulness and Critical Friendship : A New Perspective on Professional Development for Educators. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2016. Web. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926164859202311

Ruiz, Miguel. The Four Agreements : A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. San Rafael, Calif: Amber-Allen Pub., 1997. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9915908770102311

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, and Richard Howard. The Little Prince. 1st ed. San Diego: Harcourt, 2000. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9917104260102311

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Centennial edition. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2019. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926796840002311

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, Margaret Graver, and A. A Long. Seneca : Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic. Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, 2022. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926137246902311

Tolle, Eckhart. The Power of Now : A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato, California: New World Library, 1999. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926408887802311

Watts, Alan. The Wisdom of Insecurity. Pantheon, 1951. Print. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma991767500102311

Brensilver, M., Hardy, J., & Sofer, O. J. (2020). Teaching mindfulness to empower adolescents (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925921764702311

Brown, B. (2016). Daring greatly : how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. Avery. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925410247902311

Burkeman, O. (2022). Four thousand weeks : time management for mortals (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926268885902311

Cameron, J. (1992). The artist’s way : a spiritual path to higher creativity. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Perigee. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9912716270102311

Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926244986802311

Covey, S. R. (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people : restoring the character ethic ([Rev. ed.].). Free Press. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9924271940102311

Coyle, D. (2009). The talent code : greatness isn’t born : it’s grown, here’s how. Bantam Books. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9922564220102311

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1992). Flow : the psychology of optimal experience. HarperPerennial. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9912898650102311

Duhigg, C. (2012). The power of habit : why we do what we do in life and business (1st ed.). Random House. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9922598650102311

Gilbert, E. (2015). Big magic : creative living beyond fear. Riverhead Books. 9781594634710.jpg https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925368869102311

Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers : the story of success (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0837/2008032824-b.html https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9921084700102311

Gottlieb, L. (2020). Maybe you should talk to someone : a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925778127802311

Karlgaard, R. (2021). Late bloomers : the hidden strengths of learning and succeeding at your own pace (Broadway books trade paperback edition). Broadway Books. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926509081402311

Klotz, L. (2022). Subtract : the untapped science of less (First edition.). Flatiron Books. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926026162002311

Knight, P. H. (2017). Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925416029502311

Lamott, A. (2020). Bird by bird : some instructions on writing and life (Second Anchor Books edition.). Anchor Books. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926509081502311

Lanik, M. (2018). The leader habit : master the skills you need to lead in just minutes a day. AMACOM, American Management Association. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9926092793002311

Marquet, L. D. (2012). Turn the ship around! : a true story of turning followers into leaders. Portfolio / Penguin. https://utk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTN_KNOXVILLE/1u7lnu8/alma9925800360602311

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🎶 PERMA Playlist

😊 P — Positive Emotions

Theoretical grounding

Broaden-and-Build Theory (Fredrickson)
Music therapy research on mood regulation, dopaminergic reward, and stress reduction
Educational psychology: positive affect enhances attention, creativity, and learning readiness

How the music functions

Upbeat tempo, major keys, predictable structures
Increases emotional accessibility and lowers affective barriers

Playlist tracks

Happy — Pharrell Williams
Good as Hell — Lizzo
Walking on Sunshine — Katrina and the Waves (CD12884)

Clinical / educational use

Session openers
Warm-ups before learning tasks
Emotional priming in classrooms or therapy groups

🎯 E — Engagement

Theoretical grounding

Flow Theory (Csikszentmihalyi)
Music therapy literature on sustained attention, task persistence, and sensorimotor integration
Educational research on background music and cognitive immersion

How the music functions

Repetitive motifs and steady pulse encourage absorption
Emotional intensity without distraction
Instrumental music supports non-verbal cognitive flow

Playlist tracks

Midnight City — M83 (CD17916)
Lose Yourself — Eminem
Clair de Lune — Claude Debussy, composer (CD17895)

Clinical / educational use

Focused work phases
Improvisation, composition, or expressive writing
Exam preparation or independent learning

❤️ R — Relationships

Theoretical grounding

Attachment theory and social bonding
Music therapy research on group cohesion, synchrony, and empathic attunement
Education literature on collaborative learning and emotional safety

How the music functions