Just over a month ago, as the warmer, summer months were coming to an end here in Sydney, Australia, I went for a Sunday afternoon swim with my beautiful 11-year old daughter. I'd had a great weekend, a very constructive Sunday, and this was the...
Everyone has their own path to happiness. What's yours? by Barton Goldsmith for Psychology Today We all want to feel happy, and each one of us has different ways of getting there. Here are ten steps that you can take to increase your joie de vivre and...
How important is it for both partners in a relationship to be equally happy to make it last? According to a new study done at Deakin University in Australia, it_ã_s very important ...
I have to say, I'm very happy at the moment; unfortunately, however, my happiness is such that I'm having trouble sleeping (which doesn't necessarily make me happy)! Now you might think this is not unusual or noteworthy; surely Dr. Happy, Chief Happiness Officer of The...
Bernanke on the economics of happiness - from the Examiner Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the graduating class of 2010 at the University of South Carolina. In an effort to be more interesting than financial economics, Bernanke_ã_s specialty, might allow, the Chairman instead...
Moderate drinkers enjoy more robust health than either big boozers or teetotallers, according to a study on the link between alcohol and cardiovascular disease. But downing a glass or two of wine every day may not contribute to enhanced well-being, the researchers cautioned. More likely,...
by Timothy So from Positive Psychology News Daily Previous articles in PPND (here and here) have examined the relationship between money and happiness as well as the Easterlin paradox illustrated in the graph below. To further elaborate on why the riches are not equivalent to happiness,...
by Stacey Lawson for the Huffington Post Happiness. We all want it. We know it when we feel it. Yet, despite its rather high importance in our lives, many of us find the pursuit of happiness to be frustratingly difficult. Research indicates that our happiness, like...