January 2009

Post Bloody-Monday, the slashing of jobs is expected to continue at a pace that might rival the layoffs numbers the U-S saw in the early 1980's. Change is certainly the order of the day. And as just about every Industrial Organizational Psychology blog out...

30 January, 2009

Have you heard all this hoopola lately about Happiness? You can't get away from it. There is the Happiness project, best selling books on Happiness, and even the most popular course at Harvard is about...

30 January, 2009

Searching for happiness? Study says look to the bush By Simon Santow ABC Online Australians may be moving to the big cities in increasing numbers, but a new study has found it's not making them any happier. The study found that people are much more positive about their...

29 January, 2009

Forget counting sheep, ditch the sleeping pills and don't bother with a glass of warm milk, a good remedy for women who can't sleep is a happy marriage. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that women who are happy with their husbands or partners...

29 January, 2009

Everyone yearns to be truly happy. There are workshops and books about what it means to be happy and how to attain happiness. But it seems that on any given day, according to the financial markets, the news, or even the weather, the experience of...

29 January, 2009

I know my focus is usually on applications of positive psychology within humans but sometimes, I come across articles that refer to happiness and other animals...

29 January, 2009

Some of my friends over at www.happier.com have expanded their offering with some really interesting and imaginative applications of positive psychology - including creative and imaginative merchandise and iPod applications aimed at enhancing happiness in more people. Check it out at http://www.happierinsights.com ...

28 January, 2009

IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE HUMANS HAVE THE TOOLS TO BE COMPASSIONATE AND ENGAGE MORE READILY IN ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR Is an unprecedented initiative of Stanford Medical School that will employ the highest standards of scientific and contemplative inquiry to investigate compassion and altruism. OUR MISSION: To undertake a...

28 January, 2009

'Happiness Gap' In The US Narrows ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2009) - Happiness inequality in the U.S. has decreased since the 1970s, according to research published this month in the Journal of Legal Studies. The study, by University of Pennsylvania economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, found that...

27 January, 2009

By TOM MUHA, For The Capital Published January 25, 2009 A 2005 study found that 54 percent of the adult population in the U.S. is languishing. That means the majority of Americans lack any great enthusiasm for life, which undoubtedly accounts for our nation ranking 16th...

26 January, 2009