For several decades now, the World Database of Happiness has tracked how happy people are around the world by asking them to rate their happiness on the following scale: not at all happy not very happy ...
Does money make you happy? So asks the BBC news...
Public release date: 5-Apr-2010 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-04/smu-mhp040510.php var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Mental health providers should prescribe exercise more often for depression, anxiety Traditional treatments of cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy don't reach everyone Exercise is a magic drug...
Read this book review of Ellen Langer's "Counter Clockwise" (by Dr. Happy) Although not that well known outside of academic circles, Prof. Ellen Langer is one of the most highly regarded psychologists in the world having won numerous awards for her research and teachings in applied...
It may well be according to this article from Positive Psychology News Daily. Sherri Fisher starts by writing...
Aging brings wrinkles, sagging bodies and frustrating forgetfulness. But getting older is not all bad for many people. Mounting evidence suggests aging may be a key to happiness. There is conflicting research on the subject, however, and experts say it may all boil down to...
Happiness is very much about the what...
Karen Miller writes about the 4 Reasons Laundry Leads to Happiness (Having Clean Socks Is One of Them)...
Whatever happened to the politics of happiness? The consensus seems to be that talking feelings is no vote-winner. But wellbeing should be at the centre of the debate. Read this article from the Guardian in the UK - click here The Huffington Post has 99 definitions...
There's no doubt that happy people are better at identifying and utilising their strengths; it's not that they ignore their weaknesses, it's just that they spend more time trying to make the most of what they're already good at. This happiness principle was recently described...