Author: Dr Happy

In 2015 the Human Rights Commission published a report into age discrimination emphasising, among other things, that the majority of people’s opinions and the majority of references to older people in the media were predominately negative Unfortunately, related to this, most of us think of ageing...

02 December, 2016

via the Huffington Post by Suzy Strutner We have a tendency to create happiness goals for ourselves in the context of the future: Once some event takes place, we will be happy. But really, happiness should be on today’s to-do list. Here are some easy mental shifts you can...

29 November, 2016

The science of happiness is more technically known as “Positive Psychology” and when asked to sum up the key lessons of Positive Psychology Chris Peterson, one of its most influential founders said, quite simply, that “other people matter”! In saying this, Professor Peterson was (quite subtly)...

26 November, 2016

via Medium by Alex Mathers 11 Powerful Ways to Motivate Yourself Right Now Ah, feeling motivated. It seems to come and it go. It ebbs and flows. I’m a firm believer in the idea that motivation is not something that burns in the lucky few of us. Motivation is...

26 November, 2016

via Elite Daily by Alexandra Mullane Around this time of year, the winter doldrums come into play. Many people (including myself) struggle to get out of bed because of the cold. Netflix has just released an awesome November lineup for movies, and with holiday movies showing up...

25 November, 2016

via Inc.com by Marcel Schwantes This research has left me levitating with excitement. I'm dumbfounded by what positive psychology can do. But this is taking it to a whole new level. What Marcel, tell us! OK, here's the scoop. Shawn Achor, Harvard-trained happiness researcher and New York...

25 November, 2016