January 2009

Following is a excerpt from an upcoming book "Profit From the Positive: What Every Business Leader Needs to Know From the New Science of Positive Psychology." So if you're interested in applying the principles of positive psychology to achieve happiness (and, therefore, productivity and more) at...

16 January, 2009

Your Choices Determine Your Happiness - The power of choosing a positive attitude by Keith Harrell January 14, 2009 The quality of our lives is determined by the choices we make: which career path we take, which partner we choose, the lifestyle...

15 January, 2009

Most of us can still sing the words" If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands, stamp your feet, nod your head, roar out loud," etc. To characters in the Peanuts comic strip, happiness is something plain, simple and tangible. For Linus, happiness...

14 January, 2009

You know positive psychology and happiness are getting accepted by the mainstream population when a company like Coca-Cola uses happiness as the centre piece of its advertising campaign! To read more - click here...

14 January, 2009

Although not directly related to our core subject of positive psychology, this article is definitely indirectly related to the topic of happiness. To read about an interesting urban phenomenon that's arguable eating away at our happiness - click here...

12 January, 2009

Can positive psychology be used to promote healthier behaviour? Are happy people healthier? There's a good argument, in my opinion, for promoting the principles of positive psychology not just as a means of promoting happiness and positive emotions but also, as a means of preventing...

12 January, 2009

If Google can do it then so can you! Apparently, Google has started a school of personal growth and by the sounds of things, it's focus is at least partly on promoting happiness within the organisation via application of the principles of positive psychology - click...

12 January, 2009

January 10, 2009 Happiness grows democracy, freedom CHARLESTON, W.Va. - As a kid I used to think the United States could solve its illegal immigrant worries if it just helped unhappy people where they were: Mexico, Africa, wherever. Help them live more like us, I thought. You...

10 January, 2009

Although I've not read this book I came across, just this morning, a review of what looks to be a very interesting book on happiness. Drawing from his religious background and contemporary findings from the field of positive psychology, Dr. Mardi Horowitz summarises his "three...

10 January, 2009

Last year I was lucky enough to spend some time with Marty Seligman and over dinner one night, among other things, I asked him what he thought were the most exciting areas in terms of the future of positive psychology and happiness research. He...

09 January, 2009