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I'm off to my son's school fund raising Trivia Night tonight and so I've been inspired to put to you some questions to see how much you know about happiness. Below, then, are some happiness-related trivia questions; see how many you can answer...

13 August, 2011

Hello there readers of happiness! I just stumbled upon this happiness related article and thought you might find it interesting.  It's written by Eric Barker for the Business Insider and it begins thus...

11 August, 2011

This morning I spent a few hours of my time teaching the principles of happiness and positive psychology to a room full of wonderful people doing wonderful things (see HERE for course details).  There were people in the room working at and representing fantastic not-for profit...

09 August, 2011

by "Dumb Little Man" from Business Insider You’ve probably read countless articles that promise you better happiness, only to be disappointed. I know what it’s like to not get exactly what you’re looking for from an article. When I was reading a lot of personal development articles...

08 August, 2011

An article in a recent edition of the Journal of Positive Psychology (an academic publication for happiness geeks like me, Dr. Happy!) I was reminded of a concept about which I'd been fascinated but, as happens from time to time, I'd forgotten about. I was, therefore,...

08 August, 2011

Can going to the movies make you a better person? by Jeffrey Siegel from Positive Psychology News Daily Can going to the movies make you a better person? It depends on the type of positive emotions the film elicits. At last week’s 2nd World Congress for Positive Psychology, I...

06 August, 2011

Just a few days ago I invited our Facebook community to review the "7 Deadly Sins" and then to proffer what they considered to be some more positive, enlivening moral traits that might contribute to happiness.  Responses included honesty and compassion, love and respect, contribution, communication,...

04 August, 2011