PEOPLE who take the time to chat over the fence to their neighbours, have plenty of sex in a stable relationship and care about endangered species tend to be happier, according to a report by Tony Blair's "department for happiness". Gardening, praying and going for...
ECONOMICS is "not a gay science", wrote Thomas Carlyle in 1849. No, it is "a dreary, desolate, and indeed quite abject and distressing one; what we might call, by way of eminence, the dismal science". But in recent years, economists have become newly confident that they...
Business owner, speaker, radio personality and life coach Joanie Winberg of Lakeville USA can be called a self-made woman. Now she can add author to her list of accomplishments. Ms. Winberg is a featured writer in "Rising to the Top: A Guide to Self-Development," which...
Although many people still search for happiness in "things" (e.g. cars, gadgets, toys or clothes) research consistently finds that happiness is more likely to be found elsewhere. The Gallup Organisation, for example, have been surveying Americans for many years now. Combining the results of...
An ever-increasing body of medical research is coming to the definite conclusion that happiness, and specifically the quality of your relationships with other people may be the single most important determinant of your health and longevity. Click here for another interesting happiness story. ...
Despite having commented previously on the relationship between happiness and money it's an issue raised so often that once again, I'm using this happiness blog to refer you to an interesting happiness article. DAVID Bach, writing at Yahoo Finance, says: "Most people believe that if...
Although our focus at The Happiness Institute is predominately on the positive it would be foolish for us to ignore the many real negatives people face in their day to day lives. As such, and as part of our very realistic approach, we recognise the...
Most people recognise that not all in life will be perfect...
I'm guessing that many of you have, like me, been socialising more than usual over the last few festive weeks and if so, you may well have been reminded, like me, how much fun it is to catch up with good friends. For many, including...
With unemployment so low (in Australia, anyway) and the shortage of skilled workers so significant, keeping good people is paramount to the success of many businesses these days. So what's the answer? Keep your workers and/or team mates and/or colleauges happy! People are more likely...
