November 2021

Want to Be Happier? Science Says 2 Overlooked Variables Can Be the Keys to Happiness

One of the more interesting books I remember reading in the early days of Positive Psychology was Dan Gilbert's "Stumbling on Happiness". I won't even try to summarise it in it's entirety here but one of the fascinating findings within this summary of his research...

22 November, 2021

3 Things That Will Make You Happier Than Winning the Lottery, According to a Harvard Professor

Ask people what they think will make them happier and many will answer with something like ...

22 November, 2021

4 Steps To Happiness When Life Gets Hard

Happiness definitely isn't always easy. But happiness is definitely much LESS easy during certain times or under certain difficult conditions. So how does one enjoy happiness during the tough times? Well, according to Eric Barker it just takes these 4 steps ...

19 November, 2021

A Simple Way to Feel More Connected to Others

After several decades of study and practice within various domains in psychology, if I had to name the most important think I'd learned it's that ...

19 November, 2021

How to perform well under pressure

Performing well is one thing. Performing well under pressure, during tough times, is another. It's easy to be happy and well when things are going perfectly and well. But what about when the proverbial s#^t hits the fan? Too often, too many of us, take...

18 November, 2021

‘Ikigai’: The Japanese Morning Routine Promising To Find Your Life Purpose

In recent years there have been many attempts to explain and teach "happiness" rituals and philosophies from different cultures. And I love it! There's so much we can learn from ancient and alternative cultures; and there's so much to be said for trying different things because,...

17 November, 2021

People who aren’t being nice need kindness most

Do you know or work with people who're sometimes not nice? I'm sure you do because ...

17 November, 2021

Use These Four Tips To Overcome The Fear That You’re Not Good Enough

So many of us worry so much about whether or not we're good enough. Actually, the truth is that so many of us DON'T think we're good enough. And that's sad; because it's unnecessary and unhelpful and unhealthy. But the good news is there are...

16 November, 2021

10 Ways to Stop Sweating the Small Stuff and Move Forward

Do you worry too much about stuff that's not worth worrying about? Would you like to be better at accepting stressors and moving on more quickly? There's nothing wrong with worrying; it's normal. But it is possible to reach a stage where it doesn't bother...

16 November, 2021

How to cultivate a sense of unconditional self-worth

There's little, if anything, more valuable (when it comes to psychological wellbeing) than self-worth. Solid self-worth is the foundation of happiness and success; it's one of those things you need in order to enjoy other things. But many people misunderstand self-worth and confuse it with,...

15 November, 2021