The secret of happiness
Jan 17th 2008
From The Economist print edition
The search for happiness is becoming more scientific. But does that make it any more accurate than it used to be? Two books explore a growth industry
THE World Database of Happiness, in Rotterdam, collects all the...
Money seen as key to happiness, study finds
Dewi Cooke
www.theage.com.au
January 17, 2008
CAN money buy happiness? It's an oft-debated question and research has revealed that most Australians truly do believe that more money would give them a greater sense of wellbeing.
Women on low-incomes are most likely to...
Most of us spend much of our time at work and most of us, therefore, would love to love what we do.
I'm extremly lucky in this regard but unfortunately, many people don't experience as much happiness at work as they could. There are...
Here's another stimulating and happiness relevant quote:
Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized. - Leo Buscaglia, 1924-1998, American Author
And I would make the following slight happiness modification:
Happiness expected tomorrow will always be just a day...
This morning I came across the following quote which as you'll see from my happiness interpretation below, is directly relevant to those wanting to increase their happiness...
As those of you familiar with my happiness writings and happiness philosophy will no doubt know, optimistic thinking is a vitally important contributor to happiness. Within the realm of optimism, or maybe one could say related to optimism, is another concept often referred to...
Yesterday I sent out this happiness related tip to my www.makingchanges.com.au database. It is, I believe, very relevant to happiness and it received an enormous response so...
How about this for a great quote (with my happiness version below)?
If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies. - Source Unknown
And I'd add:
If nothing ever changed there'd be no personal growth; without personal growth there'd be no happiness. ...
A regular recipient of my www.makingchanges.com.au tips sent, in response to one of my mailings, the following great quote:
"It isn"t the experience of today that drives men mad. It is the remorse for something that happened yesterday, and the dread of what tomorrow may...
