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Although not directly related to our core subject of positive psychology, this article is definitely indirectly related to the topic of happiness. To read about an interesting urban phenomenon that's arguable eating away at our happiness - click here...

12 January, 2009

Can positive psychology be used to promote healthier behaviour? Are happy people healthier? There's a good argument, in my opinion, for promoting the principles of positive psychology not just as a means of promoting happiness and positive emotions but also, as a means of preventing...

12 January, 2009

If Google can do it then so can you! Apparently, Google has started a school of personal growth and by the sounds of things, it's focus is at least partly on promoting happiness within the organisation via application of the principles of positive psychology - click...

12 January, 2009

January 10, 2009 Happiness grows democracy, freedom CHARLESTON, W.Va. - As a kid I used to think the United States could solve its illegal immigrant worries if it just helped unhappy people where they were: Mexico, Africa, wherever. Help them live more like us, I thought. You...

10 January, 2009

Although I've not read this book I came across, just this morning, a review of what looks to be a very interesting book on happiness. Drawing from his religious background and contemporary findings from the field of positive psychology, Dr. Mardi Horowitz summarises his "three...

10 January, 2009

Last year I was lucky enough to spend some time with Marty Seligman and over dinner one night, among other things, I asked him what he thought were the most exciting areas in terms of the future of positive psychology and happiness research. He...

09 January, 2009

The happiness of our children is of much interest to me as a parent, as a professional who's spending much of his time at the moment consulting to schools about applying the principles of positive psychology AND as a writer who's next book focuses on...

09 January, 2009

Although this is more about preventing depression than promoting happiness it is very much consistent with the tenets of positive psychology which strive to achieve positive emotions AS WELL AS minimising negative ones. Imagine if we could provide our children with the skills to stave...

09 January, 2009

What makes for happiness at work? Which jobs provide the most happiness? These questions are asked on a regular basis by all those seeking happiness and by all those who're currently unhappy in their professional lives. Well, the answer is not simple. Positive psychology...

09 January, 2009

It might seem that happiness is in short supply these days. Still-slumping housing prices, bleak consumer spending, high unemployment and a recession are just a few of the official indicators that point to a depressed economy. But they also point to the deflated national mood...

08 January, 2009