February 2019

This one's for all the parents. For all the parents who want to be happy and who want to raise happy children. Happiness is challenging at the best of times; but when it's dependent on the happiness of others, as it often is for parents,...

28 February, 2019

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of Jordan B Peterson. If you’ve not, allow me to briefly introduce him to you. Jordan B Peterson is a Canadian psychologist and academic who’s main area of expertise has been meaning and religion; until, that is, relatively recently...

27 February, 2019

Happiness is winning. But happiness need not be about winning all the time. And happiness is about much more than winning; it's also about how you lose or how you define winning and losing or how you respond to and interpret losing. In fact, just...

26 February, 2019

via the Ladders by Eric Barker We all want to be happy. That’s obvious. But how much would people pay for a moment of happiness? Researchers did a survey — and the answer was about $80. Other than pure love and dodging discomfort, people were willing to pay the most for...

25 February, 2019

via Forbes by Brianna Wiest The most obvious fact about work is that you spend time to get money. The idea being that the more money you have, the more secure you will be, and thus, the more happiness you will experience. But what if that...

22 February, 2019

Happiness is partly about personal development. Yes, happiness is about accepting who and where we are; but it's also about improving what we can and becoming better when we can. Accordingly, happiness requires learning news skills and if you've ever tried this and become discouraged,...

21 February, 2019

Becoming happier and healthier doesn't always require BIG life changes. There's no doubt that some people in some circumstances do need to consider a major life overhaul; but many of us are much closer than we thing ...

20 February, 2019

There's no doubt that optimism is one of the key determinants of happiness. There's no doubt that happy people think about the world in a radically different way. But happiness isn't always easy; and optimism isn't always easy. In fact, in today's world, it may...

19 February, 2019