Author: Dr Happy

This Is One of the Top Happiness Secrets From Denmark—One of the Happiest Countries in the World

In my latest Audible Original, Habits for Greatness (HERE), I summarise and share 30 great lessons from great people and movements, lessons that all, in one way or other, can be used to enjoy more happiness. It would also be interesting to create a similar...

31 January, 2022

If you feel stuck, consider whether you’re stuck in your comfort zone

We all get stuck sometimes. And given what the last few years has given us, even more of us than normal have become even more stuck than normal. It's quite normal; but that doesn't mean it's ideal. Becoming TOO comfortable can be problematic because it...

28 January, 2022

The Science of Novelty

Habits are great. Routine is fantastic. Making healthy behaviours automatic can massively increase your chances of enjoying happiness and wellbeing. But at the same time, we need to be wary of boredom, or getting stuck in ruts; which is why I'm recommending this article about...

27 January, 2022

Hedonism is overrated – to make the best of life there must be pain, says this Yale professor

You've probably heard of "toxic positivity"; it's the practice of being, or trying to be positive ALL the time, even when things just aren't positive. The bottom line is it's unrealistic, unauthentic, and ultimately unhelpful. Because life isn't always positive; and pretending it is will...

27 January, 2022

This Daily Habit Can Cultivate Hope (When We Need It Most) + How To Do It Right

I hope you can find hope. Life without hope is very difficult; I know. Unfortunately I've lived way too many years and days feeling hopeless and helpless and at the risk of stating the obvious, it's not fun. But the good news is that hope...

26 January, 2022

You’re not a failure. How to get past a setback and back in the game

Struggling to achieve your New Year resolutions? Stuck in a rut and feeling disillusioned? Where ever you are and whatever you're feeling, we all fail sometimes, have setbacks, or just struggle in some way or other. As such, we could all benefit from the tips...

25 January, 2022

6 of the Top Happiness-Boosting Secrets from Around the World

Happiness means different things to different people; and happiness is most definitely different in different parts of the world. This is really cool! Because it means we can learn different things about happiness from different people and different countries and in expanding our thinking about...

23 January, 2022

Research Suggests a Surprising Way to Reduce Social Anxiety

It's hard to be happy if you find it difficult to get out and interact with others. At the mild end of the spectrum this might come from introversion or social anxiety; at the more extreme end you might even have social phobia. Either way,...

23 January, 2022

The One Essential Ingredient for Happiness and Well-Being

Despite the title of this article and despite me being more than happy to share it, I don't actually believe there's ONE essential ingredient for happiness or wellbeing or anything! Rather, there are many. And we each need to find our own "recipe", our own combination,...

20 January, 2022

The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning

Although most of the posts on this blog come from a psychological or more specifically, positive psychology perspective, there's much we can learn about happiness and life from philosophy and philosophers. Which is why I'm sharing this article from the Next Big Idea Club which...

19 January, 2022