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According to the General Social Survey, which has tracked Americans_ã_ mood since 1972, and five other major studies around the world, women are getting gloomier and men are getting happier. Before the _ã_70s, there was a gender gap in America in which women felt greater...

20 September, 2009

If you go to the book store, it seems as though there's a how-to book for everything from dieting to pet care to building furniture. But how can you find happiness, and what techniques actually work? Gretchin Rubin, blogger and author of "The Happiness Project",...

19 September, 2009

Life's not always perfect; in fact life can sometimes be quite frustrating and irritating. But we can still find happiness despite life's imperfections and this great article provides some great positive psychology coahcing tips for happiness regardless of what's going on around you. To read...

18 September, 2009

As I've noted many times previously, happiness is not just enjoying the good times it's also getting through the tough times. With my free webinar on building resilience (see here) coming up in just a few weeks this article seemed to me to be a...

18 September, 2009

We all have happiness secrets. And before I list the three hints, I do want to acknowledge a Hollywood couple that seems to have found real happiness, Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi.  Married 33  years, they renewed their marriage vows last year. Sadly...

17 September, 2009

I've written much and spoken often about the benefits of cultivating gratitude and appreciation. We know, without a shadow of doubt, that those who more actively practice gratitude and appreciation enjoy more happiness and health in their lives. But what happens when people DON'T express their...

17 September, 2009

Here I am talking about happiness, raising happy children and applying the principles of positive psychology to parenting on NZ TV earlier this morning click here...

16 September, 2009

Exercising together appears to increase the level of the feel-good endorphin hormones naturally released during physical exertion, a study suggests. A team from Oxford University carried out tests on 12 rowers after a vigorous workout in a virtual boat. Those who trained alone withstood less pain...

16 September, 2009

A Nobelist Joins Those Pursuing Well-Being Over Growth By Andrew C. Revkin A Nobel laureate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, has joined the circle of economists convinced that the world needs  new ways of measuring progress as  human numbers and appetites butt up against the planet_ã_s limits and old...

16 September, 2009