November 2008

This is what we do here at The Happiness Institute - we help individuals, teams and organisations to apply the principles of positive psychology often, to boost morale, engagement, productivity and other key variables in the workplace. And we're not the only ones doing it;...

27 November, 2008

From http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/11/24/Employment_engagement_is_profitable/UPI-69391227503459 ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Employee engagement, which leads to unusually effective employee behavior, subsequently reflects in organizational success, U.S. researchers suggest. William H. Macey and Benjamin Schneider said employee engagement refers to the positive feelings employees have about their job as...

25 November, 2008

USA Today includes an article on how giving thanks can improve your health and bring you more happiness - click here Something called pressdemocrat.com writes about how you can apply the principles of positive psychology to boost your happiness - click here The Arizone Central focuses on...

25 November, 2008

Recent research by Beerman and colleagues published in the Journal of Positive Psychology suggests that curiosity is one of five strengths closely related to life satisfaction and happiness (the other four are gratitude, optimism, zest and the ability to love and be loved). To read...

24 November, 2008

The Wall Street Journal reflects on what America can learn from Bhutan's focus on Gross National Happiness (as opposed to GDP). To read more - click here Marie Claire magazine compares happiness ratings from the UK with those of other European countries - click here With...

22 November, 2008

Click here for an interesting article describing a positive psychology approach (with three A's) to handling conflict Can positive psychology teach us how to enjoy happiness in a queue? Click here to find out Positive Psychology has always advocated gratitude as a path to happiness; for...

21 November, 2008

I've been doing much of this around Australia lately (that is, promoting the benefits of applying positive psychology principles during these difficult times) so it was reassuring to read of others taking a similar approach in other parts of the world. To read more about...

20 November, 2008

If you're looking for happiness in life, you might want to turn off the TV. A new study which included 34 years of data and 45,000 participants displayed one striking conclusion -- unhappy people watch 20 percent more TV than their happy counterparts. The average...

20 November, 2008