Is it possible to stay happy during difficult times? Is happiness just about enjoying positive emotions when everything's going well? I think not. As this great story illustrates, the principles of positive psychology can be applied in many and varied situations including those from which...
I don't care that Marcus Buckingham asserted in his recent post "What's Happening to Women's Happiness" that women today are in the middle of a misery epidemic. He's dead wrong _ã” women today are NOT unhappier than they were 40, 50 or 60 years ago. I've...
Check out my latest article from Babble.com.au - read below or click here I was recently asked the following question...
Before positive psychology, the belief was that we are stuck with our general outlook, but according to the research, optimism is not only _ã–infectious_ã but only 25 per cent (as opposed to 40-60 per cent of most hereditary traits) of it is hard-wired in our...
Try this simple but powerful happiness boosting exercise (from The Happiness Institute's free weekly eNewsletter. If you don't already receive it sign up; it is, after all, free - http://www.thehappinessinstitute.com/aboutus/subscribe.aspx) This week's Monday Morning Tip includes a practical positive psychology exercise from Dr. Happy (https://drhappy.com.au) so...
100-Year-Old Tulsan: Happiness Is Secret To Long Life Posted: wnRenderDate('Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:28 PM EST', '', true); Sep 21, 2009 8:28 AM Updated: wnRenderDate('Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:41 PM EST', '', true); Sep 21, 2009 12:41 PM TULSA, OK -- It was a celebration a century in the making...
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According to the General Social Survey, which has tracked Americans_ã_ mood since 1972, and five other major studies around the world, women are getting gloomier and men are getting happier. Before the _ã_70s, there was a gender gap in America in which women felt greater...
If you go to the book store, it seems as though there's a how-to book for everything from dieting to pet care to building furniture. But how can you find happiness, and what techniques actually work? Gretchin Rubin, blogger and author of "The Happiness Project",...
I don't agree with everything in this article but it's certainly an interesting and thought-provoking take on the idea of goverments taking an interest in happiness and positive psychology...