September 2007

At The Happiness Institure we're always encouraging people to look after their health because it's hard to be happy if you're sick and tired all the time. Happiness typically requires "doing" and "doing" requires energy which in short means, you've a far better chance...

28 September, 2007

Happiness should be the rule, not the exception. The Daily Times - Salisbury In his classic novel, "Trinity," author Leon Uris made a statement that really caught my attention. He wrote, "It seems that we have to have moments of turmoil to contrast with moments of peace...

27 September, 2007

The Young Man's Guide to Happiness By BARBARA WEIL Thursday, 27 September 2007 The Young Man's Guide to Happiness. By: Tim Sole. Publisher: Reed. Price: $12.99. THIS is an excellent guide, simply written and a pleasure to read. However I have to take issue with the...

27 September, 2007

'Science of Happiness' to Help Students Focus on the Positive By Tiffany Wilson - 26 Sep 2007 The science of happiness, called positive psychology, is now a group at BYU. One facet of positive psychology is the study of happiness and what is likely to increase...

27 September, 2007

What is Coaching? Everyone is familiar with the concept of coaching in sport, and life coaching is similar in principle. Just as Tiger Woods and other world champions like the Australian Cricket Team have coaches, so too can you benefit from the guidance of a coach in your...

27 September, 2007

He's Happier, She's Less So By DAVID LEONHARDT Published: September 26, 2007 NY Times Last year, a team of researchers added a novel twist to something known as a time-use survey. Instead of simply asking people what they had done over the course of their day, as...

27 September, 2007

As regular readers of this blog, and of our eNewsletter would know we, at The Happiness Institute believe very much (and our beliefs are supported by the growing body of happiness research) that happiness comes at least partly from doing good things to and for...

27 September, 2007

Spend, spend, spend. It's no way to happiness Catherine Deveny September 26, 2007 The Age You'll see them in shopping centres every weekend seeking sedation: people trying to buy their next high. REDUCE greed. There's your answer. Thank you and good night. Nothing new, nothing fancy, nothing even slightly original. Here's...

27 September, 2007

Happiness makes you healthier A recent study found that happy people may have a lower risk of disease. Recently, researchers concluded that people with positive mental attitudes display different responses to stress. The findings correlated with similar studies saying that the same people are at a less...

27 September, 2007