Author: Dr Happy

Popular psychology has been around for several decades now. And although some of that has meant a lowering of standards, and a less rigorous approach to strategies recommended, the plus side is that much of what academic and research psychologists have discovered over the years...

How many people really think they’re able to bring their best selves to work? According to research, it’s only about 20%! How incredibly sad is that? And what an enormous waste of talent and abilities? But it need not be like this. More of us can bring more...

I used to do this regularly. But I've not done it for a while now. I think it's time, however, to publish another post including a collection of happiness related articles.  What can we call this collection of happiness? How about a joyful gathering of uplifting reads ...

At the heart of Buddhism is an undeniable truth; that nothing is permanent.  As such, much of our suffering comes from attachment to that which is destined to change, to disappear. Letting go of that attachment, accepting impermanence and change and loss, can reduce suffering and allow...

What proportion of discussions in your team meetings, and within your organisation overall, are about problems that need fixing versus solutions that have been achieved? (Note: this question could also be applied to the discussions you have at home, with your partner or kids, or even...

Happiness is frequently pitched as something you need to "find", or "pursue", or somehow "discover". Yet so many of us find happiness elusive and evasive.  And part of the problem is precisely the aforementioned way we think about happiness. It's not hiding, waiting to be found. And so...

We all know we can get physically stronger by exercising and working out. If I do bicep curls my bicep muscles will become stronger. If I do push-ups my chest muscles will become stronger. If I run regularly my cardio-vascular conditioning, or aerobic fitness will improve. Well,...

So many people spend so much of their lives working hard to get through the week so they can (hopefully) enjoy the weekend. But what if you didn't look forward to the weekends?  Not because weekends aren't fun; but because the working week was not so much...

At the risk of repeating myself (from the headline), real happiness is so much more than feeling good.  Not that feeling good isn't good; it is. In fact, feeling good is great! But really happiness also brings with it so many wonderful benefits that are all too...