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Is happiness real? Is it possible that happiness is a tangible asset whose value can be measured and quantified? Think about owning a bar of gold. Its value is simply a reflection of various macroeconomic variables. The gold bar is nothing more than a talismanic...

04 February, 2010

People who are addictive Internet searchers should probably browse for a phone number to the nearest therapist. Though almost everyone uses the Internet to conduct business, connect with people, pay bills or find information, the people who spend hours each day aimlessly surfing the net...

04 February, 2010

Are there positive ways to combat employee negativity? Are you interested in improving personal and organizational performance and at the same time personal and organizational well-being and happiness? Over the long Christmas / New Year / summer break which many Australians enjoy, I took the...

04 February, 2010

Influential people like Sonja Lyubomirsky, Tal Ben-Shahar, and Barbara Fredrickson advocate meditation as a positive intervention. This enthusiasm is probably driven by research suggesting that meditation can have a profound impact on health and well-being. For example meditation has been linked to higher levels of...

02 February, 2010

I'm currently on retreat with the rest of the faculty from the RMIT Master of Wellness course on which I teach Positive Psychology and Happiness. Being away for a few days with people I don't know that well is atypical for me and in some...

02 February, 2010

7 powerful and practical tips for kicking goals this year! As noted in our eNewsletter this morning, here at The Happiness Institute we want to make sure 2010 is a year full of happiness and success for all of our thousands of loyal and passionate readers....

01 February, 2010

Strategies, like implementation intentions, that are meant to enhance our goal pursuit are only really effective when we already have strong goal intentions. Here's an example of strengthening an exercise intention. I've written at length about the use of implementation intentions to achieve our goals. Implementation...

31 January, 2010

The New York Times blog called "Well" recently asked: "Will Olympic Athletes Dope if They Know It Might Kill Them?" The answer is surprisingly clear: Many would if they could.  In bi-annual surveys conducted from 1982 to 1995, researcher Bob Goldman asked elite athletes whether they...

30 January, 2010

I must admit I watched, over the past few weeks, the build up of hype and excitement about the launch of Apple's latest product, the iPad, with a sense of curious bemusement. On the one hand, I quite like gadgets and techno toys although I've never...

30 January, 2010