April 2013

Did you know that based on considerable research, we can confidently state the following about what makes a happy person?  Happy people...

from the wonderful Geater Good website NB: and if you're in Sydney, you might like to check out our upcoming Mindfulness in Action course (HERE) You’re in a waiting room, seated next to two other people. There are only three chairs. A woman enters on crutches, a...

by Dr. Happy From The Happiness Institute's free eNewsletter (to which you can subscribe for free HERE) Did you know that people who set goals are far more likely to be happy and successful when compared to those who don't set goals? Further, people who set SMART...

by Beth Greenfield Who doesn’t want happiness? For most people, the question of how to achieve it is right up there with that of wondering what happens to us when we die. And psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky is on the forefront of helping everyone find some...

by Dr. Timothy Sharp (HERE)  Find and follow your passion for more energy and happiness in life!  You've probably all heard someone say that or read something like that somewhere; and you've probably all thought that it makes sense. But I'm guessing many of you have also...

by Dr. Timothy Sharp (aka Dr. Happy)  NB: this article comes from this week's free eNewsletter delivered every Monday Morning by The Happiness Institute team from HERE (you can sign up for FREE and make sure that you receieve happiness in your inbox every week! If...

Although this blog is primarily focused on positive psychology and happiness, we know that many who read it are also interested in issues to do with depression so with this in mind we're happy to bring you this interesting article busting 7 myths about depression...