March 2010

What can policy makers learn from happiness research?

Everybody Have Fun - What can policymakers learn from happiness research? by Elizabeth Kolbert In 1978, a trio of psychologists curious about happiness assembled two groups of subjects. In the first were winners of the Illinois state lottery. These men and women had received jackpots...

15 March, 2010

2 articles from The Happiness Institute’s free eNewsletter (out this morning)

The Happiness Institute sends out a free eNewsletter every Monday morning and it's jam-packed with practical information, inspirational quotes and useful updates on matters relevant to happiness and positive psychology. If you've not already signed up, do so on our home page now...

15 March, 2010

Happiness and the money factor

by Kristen Houghton - The Huffington Post Happiness seems to be the catchword for 2010. We're either looking for it, think we've finally found it, or are reluctantly redefining our personal meaning of the word. Then too there are those who feel they know what would...

13 March, 2010

What if we were to allow happiness to be easy?

Several times over the last few years I've brought you the thoughts and writings, related to happiness and positive psychology, from Lou Tice. Today I'm happy to do so again as this is, as far as I'm concerned, very relevant to the pursuit and creation...

13 March, 2010

Now here’s an interesting living, breathing and real example of happiness at work!

At John Lewis, 'happiness' beats profit There was clapping and cheering and whoops of delight in John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets the length of the country this morning. Middle England's favourite retailer was unveiling its annual profits, and said it had made enough money...

12 March, 2010

6 strategies for happiness this weekend

Here in Sydney, Australia, we've just ticked over into Friday afternoon; which means most people have probably started thinking about their weekends (if they weren't already for the last few days!). Here at The Happiness Institute we're devoted to helping as many people as possible...

12 March, 2010

Happiness is…one thing

Thanks to my friend in positive psychology, Jeremy McCarthy, here's a great conversation from the movie, City Slickers, that appears, in my opinion, to be directly relevant to those seeking happiness...

10 March, 2010

Sometimes Your Happiness Depends On Walking Away

by Kristen Houghton - The Huffington Post's happiness writer Recently a very good friend was terminated from a position she truly thought was her dream job. Spending long hours, and expending enormous time and energy to do her absolute best for this job was something she...

09 March, 2010

7 reasons why happiness comes from clarity

I know it's March already but I've just finished clarifying my goals for 2010 and I want to share with you why this process is so important and so relevant to happiness. I know I should have had this done earlier in the year but,...

09 March, 2010

Happiness is…in the positivity of your thinking

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. _ã_Helen Keller While Dr. Martin Seligman is considered the founding father of positive psychology, Barbara...

08 March, 2010