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What will you do today, this friday in June, to make someone else's day?  I'm not suggesting Friday should be the only day to have fun (not be any means) but there's a nice alliteration around Friday fun and so we thought we might make this...

10 June, 2011

Those of you who know me (Dr. Happy) well will not be surprised to read that a great source of happiness and motivation and inspiration to and for me comes from...

08 June, 2011

by Helen Hawkes for the Northern Star Subjective well-being is the nickname experts in the field give to happiness. Homeless people in Calcutta have been found to be less unhappy than those in California, because they have a stronger sense of community. It makes you wonder what happiness...

07 June, 2011

by Joe Wilner at PsychCentral Has anyone ever told you to “lighten up”? I’ve heard this before, and often the person telling me was right. It took me a while to realize it, but sometimes the smallest things can get to us overly upset. Don’t get me wrong,...

03 June, 2011

The positive psychology research from the last decade or two indicates that there's absolutely no doubt that happiness and wellbeing, living a good life and flourishing depend at least in part on good quality relationships. Although we all make our own decisions about healthy living...

02 June, 2011

by SARAH HAMPSON from Monday's Globe and Mail Here’s some counterintuitive news. You should aim for The Good Enough Life. Oh, I know. It sounds pathetic, defeated: the goal of someone who lacks high standards and a good work ethic, someone who is willing to settle for...

31 May, 2011

As sent out in this morning's free eNewsletter from The Happiness Institute (you can sign up on our home page) I thought you might like this great article from one of the leading researchers and practioners in the study of positive psychology and happiness, Robert...

30 May, 2011