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Could pessimism actually lead to happiness?
Positive psychology research into happiness cast some doubts over the benefits of optimism and positive thinking...
21 July, 2009
Happiness is…low expectations!
By Eric Weiner New York Times Mysterious are the ways of human happiness, as anyone who has surveyed the perplexing, often contradictory research findings can attest. But one nugget in particular truly boggles: Denmark is the happiest nation in the world. More than two-thirds of Danes report...
20 July, 2009
Happiness is savouring every single moment…
Not that long ago I received an email providing a link to this article written by Alexander Green, writing in an American publication called the Daily Reckoning, in which he notes that none of us knows how long he/she may live. He writes: Take Eugene O'Kelly,...
20 July, 2009
Happiness…for the whole world
All too often, I (and other positive psychologists) talk about and focus on happiness as an individual phenomenon. But the goals of positive psychology extend beyond just individual happiness and to...
19 July, 2009
Happiness is…a micro moment!
I've often been heard to say that happiness can only ever be experienced in one moment in time...
18 July, 2009
Finding happiness…
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18 July, 2009
And for the latest stories/news on positive psychology..
New positive psychology research reveals a better way to boost happiness than counting blessings--imagining that the good things never happened. To read more - click here Happiness is more than just feeling good during good times...
17 July, 2009
Check out these happiness stories from the last few days…
Remember the gender recognition system we saw at the Singapore-based CommunicAsia trade show last month? Well, those zany Japanese have a more creative way of implementing a somewhat similar face recognition software. Putting a new spin on the phrase 'service with a smile," employees of...
17 July, 2009