November 2021

A New Study Praises The Psychology Underlying The Minimalism Movement

via Forbes by Mark Travers A new article published in the Journal of Positive Psychology suggests that there are definite psychological advantages to adhering to a philosophy of minimalism and voluntary simplicity. “Research has accumulated over the years to support the adage that money can’t buy happiness,” state the authors of...

04 November, 2021

How to avoid ‘toxic positivity’ and take the less direct route to happiness

via The Conversation by Brock Bastian & Ashley Humphrey The term “toxic positivity” has received a good deal of attention lately. Coming off the back of the “positivity movement” we are beginning to recognise while feeling happy is a good thing, overemphasising the importance of...

03 November, 2021

How to Be Happier Without Really Trying

via Eric Barker The meeting was supposed to be boring. In 2019 a bunch of academics and think tank policy folks were gathered for what should have been an uneventful conference of long-winded PowerPoint and bad coffee. Sadly, it would not stay that dull and predictable… The presenter finishes...

02 November, 2021

How Small Changes Can Help You Build An Upward Spiral

via Forbes by Rob Dube “Think positive” has become a cliché, but Scott Glassman, PsyD, learned first-hand that it takes real work — and yields real results. Glassman was bullied in middle school, and spent a long time in his youth feeling depressed. As an adult...

01 November, 2021