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Check out the latest and most interesting happiness and positive psychology stories and articles: Willard Spiegelman wants to be left alone. In his collection of essays, Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness, he explores the seven activities (reading, walking, looking, dancing listening, swimming and writing)...

Although this article is not directly about happiness it does, in essence, describe an approach that's very relevant. As we say, here at The Happiness Institute, achieving happiness requires nothing more than practising a few simple disciplines every day. To read more about...

Ryan smiles as his teacher tells him he does not have any friends. "That's not true, because I went round to my mate's house the other day to watch a video," he replies. Another gibe about his lack of commitment to school is seen off...

'simplicity is the essence of happiness." - Cedric Bledsoe There's a good argument for saying that complexity is one of the enemies of happiness. In these modern times we have so many choices, so many distractions that we sometimes forget how to achieve simple happiness....

Pets bring health, happiness and healing May 27th, 2009 Doctors may soon be prescribing their patients a script to adopt a cat or dog, given a recent study found an estimated $3.86 billion was saved on health spending in Australia, due to the benefits of pet...

Why does happiness elude modern women? By: Meghan Cox Gurdon Examiner Columnist | 5/27/09 5:56 PM Over the last four decades, American women have got almost everything the feminist movement promised. Lucky us! Are we happy now? No, we are not. All across the industrialized...