August 2007

Again, I take a quote and modify it to our happiness context: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English Writer There is no such thing as...

18 August, 2007

Don't worry: Tell yourself the 'happy-me' story By PENELOPE TRUNK Published August 16, 2007 in issue 0633 of the HooK. Advice for getting happier: Instead of focusing on what's wrong with colleagues or managers, try focusing on what's right-- what makes people happy,...

17 August, 2007

Goodbye wealth, hello happiness August 17, 2007 Brisbane Times One of the rising fashions in world affairs is the advance of the so-called "happiness agenda". It is no longer just a fad in the self-help aisles of the bookshops but is beginning to intrude into the mainstream of...

17 August, 2007

Although I have some concerns about the qualifications (or lack thereof) of many "life coaches" most aim, in one way or other to help clients achieve happiness. As such, you might find some of the following articles interesting as they do, in different ways,...

17 August, 2007

Talking up the pursuit of happiness Larry Schwartz - The Age August 16, 2007 HE'S a psychiatry professor who heads an institution that specialises in mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder. He reckons most people he knows see him "as more on the severe side". So what's...

16 August, 2007

Science Daily - After immunosuppressants, the best medicine for organ transplant patients might be gratitude. In a study of organ recipients, researchers from UC Davis and the Mississippi University for Women found that patients who keep "gratitude journals" score better on measures of mental health, general...

16 August, 2007

Please enjoy another great happiness article from Positive Psychology News Daily The Science and Wonder of Positive Psychology Posted: 15 Aug 2007 06:08 AM CDT By Doug Turner I have been reading about the virtues as outlined in the book of virtues by Peterson and Seligman. I have...

16 August, 2007