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Giving money away can buy happiness, research finds Randy Shore Vancouver Sun Money can buy happiness, according to a study by University of B.C. psychologist Elizabeth Dunn. Even spending $5 in the right way can make you happier. But people usually get it wrong when they try. Dunn had...

06 May, 2008

Please enjoy below an interesting article from Jon Gordon (www.jongordon.com). This is entirely consistent with our strategy, here at The Happiness Institute, that happy employees are the most important thing for an organisation - just as happy parents and happy teachers will generate happy...

06 May, 2008

So, are you a happy dancer? ALBERT NERENBERG The Gazette Published: Saturday, May 03 Is journalism too negative, especially for a world on edge? Looking on the bright side is no longer just an attitude, it's a science, says filmmaker and former "angry young man" Albert Nerenberg, who now...

06 May, 2008

I've written several blog entries about this topic, money and happiness, and even more often I've referred you to articles written by others about the links between money and happiness. The relationship between these two variables is not simple but below is an article...

06 May, 2008

Please find below a few great quotes with, as usual, my happiness interpretations: Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. -Carl Jung We can find happiness through understanding pain. Dr. Happy Read, every day, something no one else is reading....

06 May, 2008

The secret to a happy life By Sharon Labi May 03, 2008 10:00pm HAPPINESS is what everyone wants but do you get it by meditating or by buying a yacht? Or maybe the secret is as simple as meditating about buying a yacht. Thousands of people...

05 May, 2008

Science of happiness leads researchers back to nature Joanne Laucius, Canwest News Service Published: Friday, May 02, 2008 Happiness takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to Ottawa psychology researcher John Zelenski. Zelenski, the head of Carleton University's "happiness lab," is just starting to get comfortable...

05 May, 2008

Happy people have a sense of meaning and purpose By Joanne Laucius Canwest News Service It's true. Money can't buy happiness, says Dr. Dan Baker. "People who earn $20,000 a year think people who earn $50,000 are happier. People who earn $50,000 think people who...

05 May, 2008

Can eating certain foods increase your happiness? Does happiness really come from within (your stomach)? Although I've no doubt that part of the foundation to happiness is healthy living (including a balanced diet) I'm not so sure that specific foods will specifically increase happiness or...

05 May, 2008

Sharon Labi May 04, 2008 Herald Sun HAPPINESS is what everyone wants, but do you get it by meditating or by buying a yacht? Maybe it's as simple as meditating about buying a yacht. Thousands in pursuit of happiness will be told this week by international experts how little...

05 May, 2008