Happiness in the eye of the beholder Thursday, 18 September 2008 Queensland University of Technology To read more about this happiness research - click here Choose your homepage photo carefully. A study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) happiness economists found people make...
Laughter linked to increased productivity To read the full article - click here A researcher has discovered that positive humour in the workplace can lead to greater job satisfaction. Psychologist Maren Rawlings from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne surveyed 300 workers from 20 different countries about their...
Once again, my friend Lionel Ketchian has written a great article on happiness. Please read and enjoy...
It's fair to say that coaching has exploded onto the development scene a few years ago. Now a multi-million pound industry in its own right, there is still no single common coaching qualification and no regulatory body. As the sector matures, Pervin Shaikh argues it...
Have fun at work - it's productive By AMANDA MORRALL - The Press | Monday, 15 September 2008 You'd be hard pressed to find a more cynical breed of person than a journalist. So, to invite one to a workplace motivation seminar pitching a power-of-positive-thinking attitude is...
This book probably won't be out in Australia for a while yet but when it does arrive, it certainly looks like one worth getting for anyone and everyone interested in happiness and positive psychology...
Have you ever imagined a movie in which everything went perfectly and the main characters didn't just live happily ever after but lived their whole lives happily every before? Have you ever watched your favourite sporting team have an overwhelmingly dominant victory in which they...
ScienceDaily (Sep. 14, 2008) Albert Einstein once quipped, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." The famous scientist might have added that the illusion of reality shifts over time. According to a new Brandeis University study, age influences how we perceive the future. When...
Research shows people connected to nature are happy Joanne Laucius The Ottawa Citizen Happiness takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to Carleton University psychology researcher John Zelenski. Zelenski, the head of Carleton's "happiness lab," is just starting to get comfortable with happiness. Not the mental state...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, happiness is much more than just enjoying pleasurable experiences; happiness is about enjoying the good times but it's also very much about managing the difficult times. Happiness includes resilience, toughness and bouncing back. And...