March 2007

In comparison to the attention the early years of childhood and adolescence receive, the middle years of childhood have often been neglected. But thanks to a new survey of 1,300 nine- to 12-year-olds by University of British Columbia educational psychologist Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, middle childhood is...

14 March, 2007

Money may not be able to buy you love, but what about happiness? Sarah Freeman reports on new research hoping to pinpoint the most contented place in Britain There have recently been a host of cautionary tales about the uneasy relationship between wealth and happiness. To...

14 March, 2007

American couples are increasingly opting to sleep in separate bedrooms to keep their marriages happy, according to new research. Builders and architects questioned by the US National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) predicted that by 2015, 60% of custom-built homes will have two master bedroom suites. Others...

13 March, 2007

Humans have consciously pursued happiness since even before Socrates first wrote about it. At birth, Americans are guaranteed "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" as written in the Declaration of Independence. Pop culture reflects our continuous search for this state of mind in hit...

13 March, 2007

When it comes to your long-term happiness, it's worse to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, at least according to a review article by Michigan State University psychologist Richard Lucas. Lucas set out to investigate a commonly held view in his...

13 March, 2007

I have serious doubts about the validity of research assessing happiness by geographic region but this happiness is, nevertheless, interesting to consider. To read more about happiness by postcode and the extent to which happiness varies based on socio-economic factors - click here. ...

13 March, 2007

I don't know about you but I feel noticeable different, and usually experience much more happiness, when I sleep well. As a result, for me sleep is a priority. I highly recommend that you too consider making sleep, and other aspects of your...

13 March, 2007

I recently discovered this memorable quote: "The greatest weariness comes from work not done" (Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer) My modified, happiness version would be: "The greatest misery comes from happiness not done!" Despite what some of us were told as children its not just...

13 March, 2007

Most of us acknowledge we have limited skills in many areas, including brain surgery and spaceship construction. But there's one thing we think we know like the back of our hand: our inner selves. We're pretty sure we know exactly what brings us happiness and...

12 March, 2007

These days, happiness isn't just a state of mind -- it's a modern science. Books have been written, polls have been commissioned around the planet, economists are devoting themselves to the topic, and a new happiness laboratory has been established in Ottawa. Even the prestigious Economist...

10 March, 2007