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A new study published by The University of Western Ontario reveals that couples who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family models. Who would ever have thought washing up could...

17 December, 2009

To what extent should governments and politicians be focused on happiness and wellbeing? Should and/or can governments legislate for happiness and wellbeing? This is the final paragraph in an interesting article on the role of governments in promoting happiness from the UK's Guardian...

17 December, 2009

It_ã_s late in the year and most people I talk to these days are pretty tired and looking forward to some time off work over the next few weeks (myself included; and yes, psychologists do sometimes talk to themselves; and yes again, it_ã_s actually OK...

16 December, 2009

from Sandi Smith of The American Happiness Association (www.americanhappiness.org) In the past year, I've been extremely grateful to have been able to co-create an entire organization dedicated to happiness - the American Happiness Association (AHA).  During this time, I've watched people's reactions to happiness, and...

15 December, 2009

As hinted at above, we've been following Lou Tice for a while now and he constantly impresses us with his practical wisdom and valuable ideas. Today, we're happy to bring to you a few of his short messages...

14 December, 2009

We all know that a guiding principle of happiness and positive psychology is that _ã–Other people matter._㝠What is it that makes other people matter to us? Empathy. Empathy is commonly defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Our ability to...

13 December, 2009

Most parents will tell you they just want their kids to grow up to be happy (even if they're nudging them toward the Ivy League). But how does an adult achieve a high level of contentment while living a frenetic and distraction-packed life? The two...

12 December, 2009

Here at The Happiness Institute we're proud to offer all sorts of free resources for your personal development; so check out...

12 December, 2009

Battling Christmas crowds and queues at the local shopping centre puts shoppers under significant levels of stress and tends not to be associated with happines, a new study has found. Read more about Christmas shopping, stress (that's un-happiness) and more...

11 December, 2009