by Robert Biswas-Diener of www.intentionalhappiness.com A group of experts on happiness representing economics, marketing, public policy, psychology, history and philosophy recently had our third meeting. The issue that captured our collective imagination was the question of whether happiness is an "inside-out" or "outside-in" phenomenon. How...
A Gallup poll done for the Charitable Aid Foundation finds more correlation between happiness and giving than between wealth and giving. The survey's ranking of countries puts America as number five. Many poor nations are high in giving of one type or another. by Clayton...
ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2010) _ã” Gossipers feel more supported and positive gossip -- praising somebody -- may lead to a short-term boost in gossipers' self-esteem and happiness. These are the findings of research conducted by Dr. Jennifer Cole and Hannah Scrivener from Staffordshire University, who present...
The Complete A to Z of happiness (a collective effort from The Happiness Institute_ã_s Facebook Community) A is for (positive) actions (which speak far louder than words) B is for belief (in yourself, others, and the world) C is for connectedness (because other people matter) D is...
by Sherri Fisher for Positive Psychology News Daily Recently I_ã_ve had several meetings with parents of high schoolers. Like most parents of kids this age, they are consumed with concerns about their child_ã_s achievement: How does my kid really measure up? Will he get into a...
They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong. At least up to a point. People's emotional well-being - happiness - increases along with their income up to about $US75,000 ($82,000), US researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For people making less...
Here at The Happiness Institute we've argued for a long time that it's hard to be happy if you're literally sick and tired all the time. It is, in contrast, much easier to be happy, and to live an active and fulfilling life, if you're...
by Susan Maushart for The Australian "DO you believe sex is dirty?" a therapist is said to have asked Woody Allen. He thought for a while before replying, "Only if you?re doing it right." I thought about that joke again last night. But don_ã_t be mad,...
7 "F's" for happiness on a Sunday afternoon...