September 2010

I recently stumbled upon an article that described a phenomenon in which people were afraid of success. It reminded me of a discussion I had with a client a few years ago in which she felt she did not deserve to be happy. Unfortunately, for...

24 September, 2010

Happiness research is becoming the new religion in social science. Out with the psychoanalysts, in with the hedonists. Instead of finding out what makes you "tick," the "High Priests of Happiness" merely seek to tickle your fancy. The new worship of happiness, ushered in by...

23 September, 2010

There are so many different ways to find happiness; here are just a few...

22 September, 2010

Why don't you PLAY more for happiness? I'm not just talking about mucking around and having fun, here; well, I do encourage you to have fun for more happiness but more so, think about PLAY as an acronym for finding more happiness...

21 September, 2010

A good working memory could be the secret to a happy and successful life, research suggests. Working memory is the ability to remember and process information at the same time. Scientists have found people with a good working memory are more likely to be optimistic and self-assured. delayedAds.push(function(){ FD.addExternalReferralsAd($merge(FD.baseAd,...

21 September, 2010

By Alastair Jamieson for the Telegraph Wellington College, the boarding school that introduced lessons in wellbeing and positive psychology four years ago, is extending happiness classes to parents, too. Weekend 'taster sessions', costing Ô£40 per person, are being offered at the school in school in Crowthorne,...

21 September, 2010

By Eric V. Copage for the NY Mag Matthieu Ricard, happiness guru, has a new book, Why Meditate, a follow-up to his earlier how-to manual, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life_ã_s Most Important Skill. He came to town to promote both it and the practice of...

20 September, 2010

Following on from the book review I published in this morning's free eNewsletter (you can sign up at www.thehappinessinstitute.com), I thought I'd quickly list the 5 most common myths about happiness...

20 September, 2010