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Increasingly, as I've aged and hopefully become more wise, I've realised that self-compassion is one of (if not) the most important factor in determining happiness. And that's because happiness is virtually impossible if we're not kind to ourselves; if we can't forgive ourselves; if we...

The researchers behind the original "happiness pie chart" share what they've learned in the past 15 years. BY KIRA M. NEWMAN | FEBRUARY 18, 2020 Do you know the happiness pie chart? If you’ve read a book or listened to a talk about happiness in the past 15 years,...

via the Ladders by CW Headley Humans are one of the few species on earth capable of consciously experiencing happiness. Neurologically speaking, happiness is classified as an evolutionary imperative for procreation and survival. Most animals lack the ability to anticipate the beginning and end of the process—by design. Our advanced, mammalian...

Happiness is the experience of positive emotions. Happiness is also the effective management of negative emotions. Happiness is mental HEALTH - maximising the positive and minimising the negative. Keep reading to learn how self-compassion and meditation can help with this...

As much as I (not surprisingly) spend a lot of time encouraging people to try strategies that will boost their happiness and wellbeing, it does concern me sometimes that a number of options (e.g. therapy) require a certain amount of financial commitment. But happiness need...

via the Ladders by Thomas Oppong Happiness is a desire as universal as our want for food or oxygen. But that state of contentedness is not always an easy one to achieve. Some people pay money to experience it. But they still fall short of it....