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From The Guardian Five steps to happiness Kick up leaves! Chat to strangers! Spatchcock a chicken! Lucy Mangan tries out the latest advice on how to keep misery at bay To read the full story - click here...

23 October, 2008

from Positive Psychology News Daily Derrick Carpenter, MAPP, is currently a research coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania studying perceptual learning and mathematics education. Full bio. I often find there are certain themes or ideas that - although previously unexplored - all of a sudden come to...

23 October, 2008

If the economy tanks, will our mood, our hopes, our sense of well-being tank, too? There's a good chance of it, especially if it costs you a job. "The loss of a job or the loss of a loved one are two of the biggest" causes...

22 October, 2008

Check out these, two of the latest stories from the exciting new world of happiness and positive psychology: The Daily Gazette writes about the relationship between happiness, goals and good quality interactions with others - to read more click here The Irish Times writes about happiness,...

22 October, 2008

An evolving approach to the science of happiness suggests that each of us contains multiple selves-all with different desires, and all fighting for control. If this is right, the pursuit of happiness becomes even trickier. Can one self bind" another self if the two want...

22 October, 2008

Peers drive happiness Adele Horin October 21, 2008 THE super salaries of the greediest bosses are making the rest of us feel glum. "There are a lot of Australians aged 45 to 60 looking at what the top earners are getting and feeling deprived," said Satya Paul,...

21 October, 2008

Picking up behavior tips at Sea World Animal trainers show power of the positive By MARK CIOCCA For the Monitor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 19, 2008 - 7:38 am While attending a professional conference in Orlando, I had the opportunity to visit Sea World...

20 October, 2008

Sonja Lyubomirsky is one the most respected academics in the exciting new field of positive psychology and the study of happiness. Check out her talk on "Human Flourishing/Eudaimonics" October 4, 2008 Click here to watch the interview Sonja Lyubomirsky is Professor of Psychology at the University...

18 October, 2008