Unhappy People Watch Lots More TV Jeanna Bryner LiveScience.com Unhappy people glue themselves to the television 30 percent more than happy people. The finding, announced on Thursday, comes from a survey of nearly 30,000 American adults conducted between 1975 and 2006 as part of the General Social Survey....
Life, liberty and a purse of happiness Mirko Bargaric November 13, 2008 The Age THE best type of "crisis" is one that doesn't matter much in terms of its impact on wellbeing - welcome to the financial crash of 2008. The reason for the crash is the herd...
The following wonderful article appeared in today's newsletter from the International Positive Psychology Association. I hope you find it interesting and useful...
Applying the Principles of Positive Psychology Melbourne March 18, 2009 Sydney March 20, 2009 A full-day workshop with Prof. Tim Sharp (with CCE Approval from the International Coach Federation) Positive psychology is one of the most exciting new developments in psychological theory and practice. In short, it...
The happiest people in the world, according to one theory, barely know they're happy. They're too busy. Their commitment to satisfying love and fulfilling work leaves no time for self-pity, regret, fears of the future or any other source of unhappiness. That's fine in theory but...
Written by Jon Gordon (www.jongordon.com) and brought to you because it touches on elements of positive psychology and leadership This is not a political article. I understand that there are many of you who voted for Barrack Obama and many who voted for John McCain. I...
I'm not entirely sure I understand or agree with all of this article but I thought some of you might find it interesting as it brings together some concepts from positive psychology and the study of happiness, with religion. To read more - click here And...
Happiness is not just feeling good, it's doing good I had lunch recently with a good friend with whom I catch up about once every two months or so. In most respects, our lives are quite different and under normal circumstances we"d probably not spend...
Psychological Capital (Oxford University Press, 2007), by Fred Luthans, Carolyn M. Youssef, and Bruce J. Avolio, introduces both a significant stream of research and an important framework for the application of positive psychology to organizations. The stream of research involves a construct they call "PsyCap"...
The knowing/doing gap Friday, 7 November 2008 By Tim Sharp David Maister, one of the world's leading consultants in business strategy (especially for white collar workers and professional services firms), has recently released a book titled The Fat Smoker which in essence focuses on the significant difference between...