Author: Dr Happy

It’s not too late for New Year resolutions but…try these 6 things instead!

via the Huffington Post by Alyson Seligman New Year, New You. Ugh, we’ve heard it all before. Every January to be specific. But trying to create major change for a new year based on the idea of a “resolutions” rarely works. It’s about really taking a...

13 January, 2017

Feel better about yourself really quickly…with these 19 simple tips

via Inc.com by Lolly Daskal Low self-esteem is unfortunately a self-fulling prophecy. The worse you feel about who you are and what you do, the less motivation you'll have to do what it takes to build your self-esteem. From there it's easy to spiral down into a...

12 January, 2017

Let go…for a happier 2017!

It's important to hold on to what's important and it's worth fighting for certain things but...

11 January, 2017

5 things science learned about happiness in 2016

Positive psychology is a relatively new science and so we're constantly learning more about happiness and how to live a great life. And 2016 was another year when our happiness knowledge expanded and grew...

09 January, 2017

How to find happiness when you reflect on the past year

Via The Greater Good by Kira Newman In addition to all the gift-giving, holiday cheer, and peppermint lattes, December is also a time of reflection. We bid farewell to one year and welcome in the next, with a song of “Auld Lang Syne”—times gone by. Reminiscing about...

08 January, 2017

Instead of New Year Resolutions, how about designing a new and better life!

Happiness shouldn't just be something we set goals for once a year. In fact goals should not be set just once each year. What if you created a life that you loved every day? What if happiness was your life every day? Check out what a Stanford psychologist says...

07 January, 2017

How to stop negative thinking (hint: don’t try to stop it!)

via the NY Times by Lesley Alderman Here’s a New Year’s challenge for the mind: Make this the year that you quiet all those negative thoughts swirling around your brain. All humans have a tendency to be a bit more like Eeyore than Tigger, to ruminate more...

06 January, 2017

How to build good (happiness) habits

via LifeHack by Charles Sabarich Aristotle once said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” The question is – how do you develop good habits and make them stick? The reason we often stop ourselves from changing is that we...

05 January, 2017

Understand these 5 rules of psychology for an easier and happier life

Via LifeHack by Jenny Marchal Understanding the psychology of ourselves and others around us can play a huge part in our happiness. We are all suffering from limiting beliefs gained from past experiences and interactions with others inhibiting the ease with which we live our lives....

05 January, 2017

Will happiness be part of the theme of your life in 2017?

If your life were a movie, where would the plot be headed right now?You may not be immortalized in film anytime soon, but your life is still a story. According to psychologists, we all have an internalized narrative that explains how we became the person...

04 January, 2017