May 2009

APA PRESS RELEASE May 6, 2009 Contact: Pam Willenz (202) 336-5707 TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL: FOCUSED, HAPPIER KIDS GROW UP TO BE HEALTHIER ADULTS, STUDY FINDS WASHINGTON-Children who can stay focused and don"t sweat the small stuff have a better shot at good health in adulthood -- and this is...

11 May, 2009

Perfectly Happy The new science of measuring happiness has transformed self-help. Now scholars suggest it could transform society. By Drake Bennett May 10, 2009 Boston.com In recent years, cognitive scientists have turned in increasing numbers to the study of human happiness, and one of their central findings...

11 May, 2009

Positive psychology research tells us that happiness often comes from appreciating beauty. Watching others create and admiring with wonder is a certain path to happiness. For an amazing video or some amazing creativity (which I hope will bring you some happiness) - click here...

09 May, 2009

Is your work a job or a career or a calling? Do you find happiness in work or is your happiness confined to "after hours"? To find happiness at work, you might like to check out these "10 soul-searching career questions" - click here...

09 May, 2009

Please find below another interesting article from Lou Tice. Although not directly about happiness, there's no doubt that the points he makes are just as relevant to happiness as they are to success...

08 May, 2009

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - WASHINGTON - Children who can stay focused and don"t sweat the small stuff have a better shot at good health in adulthood -- and this is especially true for girls, according to a new study. "Certain characteristics already evident early in life are likely...

07 May, 2009

Happiness is very much about applying the principles of positive psychology; and one of the core principles of positive psychology is optimism. To read a great (short) article on a few very real applications of optimism in leadership by Obama - click here...

07 May, 2009

World's Happiest Places Lauren Sherman www.forbes.com A new report reveals where people feel most positive about their lives. According to a new report released by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), a Paris-based group of 30 countries with democratic governments that provides economic and social statistics...

07 May, 2009

Most scientists who study emotions focus on negative states: depression, anxiety, fear. Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson has spent more than twenty years investigating the relatively uncharted terrain of positive emotions, which she says can make us healthier and happier if we take time to cultivate them....

06 May, 2009