Facebook Measures British, Canadian, and Australian Happiness, Serious Case of Mondays Facebook is a friendly distraction for most of us, but that doesn't mean it can't also be a tool: Facebook's been exploring those billions of status updates as a social data source for example. The...
Optimism and Happiness Boosts the Immune System Feeling better about the future might help you feel better for real. In a new study, psychological scientists Suzanne Segerstrom of the University of Kentucky and Sandra Sephton of the University of Louisville studied how law students' expectations about...
Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity Ernest L. Abel, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, 275 East Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201 E-mail: [email protected] Emotions affect personalities and life outcomes by influencing how people think, behave, and interact with others (Izard, 1971). People...
Study says money only makes you happy if it makes you richer than your neighbours A study by researchers at the University of Warwick and Cardiff University has found that money only makes people happier if it improves their social rank. The researchers found that...
With a subtitle of "What if Freud was wrong?" I hope you enjoy this article from this morning's Happiness Institute eNewsletter...
Many of us realize the importance of a healthy diet and have started having 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. There is profound evidence about its benefits to our physical health. If I now tell you there are also 5 easy daily practices...
Your happiness at work will depend mostly, of course, on how much you like your job and your co-workers. But, as Samuel Johnson observed, _ã–It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery, and as much happiness as...
Would you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life _ã” and less time talking about the weather? It may sound counterintuitive, but people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time...
Today I started another 3-day Executive Certificate in Positive Psychology Coaching course and as always, I find I'm learning as much as I'm teaching. Here are just a few lessons from Day 1...