Important things that should be prioritised, but too often aren’t
Most of us know what we "should" do for more health and happiness, for a better life. But most of us also ...
14 February, 2024
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There’s an important qualifier to positivity; if, that is, you want it to really work for you
Many years ago I read a great book, in fact a book about greatness. Jim Collin's "Good to Great" covered numerous topics relevant mostly to businesses, but many of which could also easily be applied by an individual. In short, he provided a number of research...
13 February, 2024
Beware the tyranny of when!
For many years (probably, in fact, decades) I've been writing and taking and warning against what I call "the tyranny of when". What is this? Well, it's a trap many of us easily fall into when we say, to ourselves, something like ...
12 February, 2024
A few highlights from the last week or so of happiness related articles and research …
As I've done on a semi-regular basis in recent months, today, again, I'm sharing a few of the more interesting and useful articles I've read in recent days / weeks. To begin with, this Huffington Post article includes 7 micro acts of joy, backed by science,...
09 February, 2024
Why I write (almost) every day and why you should too!
If you're reading this then you probably know that I post on this blog almost every day. Why do I do this when I'm not even sure if anyone reads it? Well, because I do it for ME regardless of whether anyone else even sees...
08 February, 2024
Little things can change your life
I just stumbled upon this article (HERE) titled "The Life Changing Potential of a Little Bit of Therapy". In short, it reviews some fascinating research on the benefits of single-session interventions. Now, before going on, let me be clear. I'm definitely not suggesting that just one...
07 February, 2024
Stop “fighting” depression and “chasing” happiness
The language we use to speak to ourselves is important. Very important. Words become thoughts; thoughts become actions; actions and behaviours are ...
06 February, 2024
By all means strive to be happier BUT …
As the Chief Happiness Officer of The Happiness Institute, as someone with 3 degrees in psychology and more than 3 decades experience working as a clinical academic psychologist, then a positive psychologist coach and consultant, I have no qualms about arguing the case for happiness. I'm...
05 February, 2024
The truth of different perspectives
It's a truth not acknowledged enough; and it's an important truth deserving of more attention (much more attention). What truth? The truth that there are always different ways of looking at things. By this I don't mean there are multiple truths, or that facts aren't facts. But rather,...
03 February, 2024
Do what you NEED to do so you can do what you WANT to do
I once read a quote that noted Usain Bolt trained for 4 years just to run for less than 10 seconds! I guess you could say he trained for longer than that, longer than the pre-Olympic period, because presumably he'd been training for most of his...
31 January, 2024