Author: Dr Happy

A great reminder: 9 happiness hacks…

By Soulful Arogya  Abraham Lincoln once said, “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” While a good chunk of happiness is controlled by our genes, there are lots of things you can do to make yourself happier. In this article,...

19 September, 2016

The link between happiness & decision making will almost certainly surprise you!

// via FastCompany by LAURA VANDERKAM How do you make decisions? Some people want to find the absolute best option ("maximizers"). Others, known as "satisficers," have a set of criteria, and go for the first option that clears the bar. While wanting the best seems like a...

15 September, 2016

What if you could be more…interesting?!?!

10 Simple Habits of the World's Most Interesting People Everyone falls short in the beginning. What you do after that is what matters.   BY QUORA How can I live a more interesting life? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people...

15 September, 2016

Are you doing any of these 11 things and preventing yourself from being happy?

via Bustle by Raven Ishak For many people, happiness seems more like a dream than a reality. But even though it's difficult for most of us to be happy 24/7, you could still be preventing yourself from being happy without even realizing. It's often easy to...

14 September, 2016

Happiness comes in many shapes and sizes

Happiness comes in many shapes and sizes. In fact, happiness means many different things to many different people. Accurately labelling and describing our emotions, positive and negative, has been shown to be one of the most effective strategies available for managing our moods. So what we call...

14 September, 2016

Guess what’s more important to success than talent or IQ!

via Inc.com by Thomas Oppong You are unique, and so is everyone else. Success means a lot to every person. It's a weighted combination of power, status, money, family, and work. You can define success in your own terms, because what brings you fulfillment and meaning is...

13 September, 2016

Don’t let these 6 bad habits destroy your happiness or productivity

via Inc.com by Minda Zetlin In today's interconnected and increasingly mobile world, people need no longer be confined to their offices. You can work anytime you like wherever you happen to be. But that very freedom has also resulted in some very bad habits that sap...

13 September, 2016

Be happier at home and enjoy more happiness at work!

via FastCompany by Stephanie Vozza We all want to find happiness at work and at home, but 24% of U.S. employees say the balancing act is getting tougher to manage, according to a study byErnst & Young (EY). That’s because work is spilling into time that...

12 September, 2016

You’re not supposed to be happy all the time

via Science of Us by Melissa Dha One of the more annoying quirks of human psychology has a name: hedonic adaptation. It’s a term psychologists use to describe the way you get used to the things that once made you happy. Getting a long-sought-after promotion at...

09 September, 2016

Would you like to feel less stressed? Heed this advice from a Harvard psychologist…

via Business Insider by Shana Lebowitz I remember being a kid, reluctant to tell my parents when I was sick. I’d say I didn’t feel well, and they’d ask the question that annoyed me to no end: How don’t you feel well? Did I have a stomachache?...

09 September, 2016