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Happiness more important than money, says TNS Finance ê¢__‘–Getting Rich" Survey London, UK. (Prudent Press Agency)- We no longer want to get rich, according to the online TNS Finance ê¢__‘–Getting Rich" study. Just 13 per cent of people think that getting rich is ê¢__‘–very important", with...

13 November, 2007

At The Happiness Institute we've no doubt that happiness comes at least in part from building and maintaining positive relationships. Accordingly, I'm pleased to bring you and I hope you enjoy the following happiness and relationship article from Jon Gordon (www.jongordon.com). The Power...

13 November, 2007

Is happiness more than a state of mind? Science suggests it's also a state of health. In fact, new research shows optimists get the last laugh -- literally. They stay healthier and live longer than grumps. Click here to read more about happiness, optimism, health and,...

13 November, 2007

The story below is a wonderful one but many think the essence is in the fact people can fall in love at first sight. As beautiful as this might be, I think the true message in this story is that if one acts on...

13 November, 2007

A new survey of over 1,500 Australians reveals that more than 60 per cent of people are looking forward to getting older and 76 per cent of respondents value the contribution of Australia's ageing population. The Australian Psychological Society (APS) survey was...

12 November, 2007

The following posting was sent out to my makingchanges.com.au weekly tip list but is, I think, just as relevant to readers of this blog as there's no doubt that happiness is at least partly due to exploring what's possible and striving to reach our potential....

12 November, 2007

If you're interested (as I assume you are) in happiness then you probably should also be interested in positive psychology and emotional intelligence. Accordingly, I'm happy to point you towards these articles...

12 November, 2007

World Bank calls for more National Happiness 17 hours ago GUWAHATI, India (AFP) - Other countries need to follow Bhutan's lead in promoting Gross National Happiness as a gauge of national wellbeing, a World Bank official told the Himalayan nation's state newspaper. Bhutan's former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck...

11 November, 2007

Optimism seems to be associated with higher levels of happiness and success in almost every endeavour and profession...

11 November, 2007