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The Elusive State of Happiness

What exactly is happiness and how do we achieve it? Is it a gift we give to ourselves or is it part of a reward system? The intangible state of simply being happy is hard to find and there are no maps or GPS trackers...

04 March, 2010

Happiness and political activism – is there a link?

Aditya Chakrabortty - The Guardian, Tuesday 2 March 2010 Marching in the drizzle against wars in far-off countries, writing letters protesting the government's latest reactionary policy, sitting through interminable meetings that keep sprouting Any Other Business. It may be noble, but political activism is hardly...

04 March, 2010

‘Empathic Civilization’: When Money No Longer Buys Happiness

The most remarkable thing about this fascinating article is that it's author is a highly regarded and respected economist! Viva la happiness revolution...

03 March, 2010

Happiness – 7 do’s and 5 don’ts

Check out these quick and easy dos and don'ts for more happiness...

02 March, 2010

Happiness, meaning and purpose – using the 4 D’s

I'm pleased to bring you this interesting and happiness relevant article from Psychology Today...

02 March, 2010

Is getting things done really the answer to happiness?

In the busy, corporate world in which many of us live or with which many of us interact in some way or other, productivity and efficiency are often seen as the holy grails! Get things done and everything will be fine. Further, many of us...

01 March, 2010

Happiness, inspiration and wellbeing

Inspiration, or more precisely the lack of it, strikes fear into the hearts of many students faced with an assignment or test, a blank sheet of paper and a ticking clock. I can remember countless times, sitting nervously in an exam hall, trying hard not...

28 February, 2010

Happiness boosts immunity

Does an optimistic attitude boost one_ã_s immune system? University of Kentucky psychologist Suzanne Segerstrom has been studying this subject for years, and her latest research, just published in the journal Psychological Science, provides evidence of a link between upbeat expectations and immunological strength. In a study...

27 February, 2010

Should we look at men’s and women’s happiness separately?

We know that men and women aren_ã_t intrinsically that different, but we_ã_ve been socialized differently and we tend to spend our time in different ways. Over the past 40 years, women_ã_s happiness has suffered. Women are less happy now than women were 40 years ago,...

26 February, 2010

Does happiness peak at 74?

Fewer responsibilities, financial worries and more time to yourself leads to happines and contentment previously unknown in earlier life. According to the report from the teenage years until 40 happiness declines. It levels off until 46 and then starts to increase until peaking at 74....

25 February, 2010