There will always be dark times. But we can still be happy. There will always be difficulties. But there will also always be happiness. This article touches on the important topic of using light to cope with dark, using happiness to get through unhappiness ...
There's been quite a lot of talk recently about the happiest countries in the world. Although I personally find this fascinating, it is worth noting that "happiness" in this context is different to the "happiness" we discuss when talking about personal mental-health and wellbeing. Both...
Does intelligence make you happier? Some research suggests it might. But there's also some research that indicates intelligent people might think, or overthink more and might, therefore, worry more and so ...
There's a long standing debate focusing on whether happiness is a destination or in the journey. Is happiness something we should strive for? or something we experience as an indirect result of doing other things? To be honest, I think it's both; or different things...
I'm not sure about you but I think at least on some days, most of us feel like we're not enough. I definitely feel like this; a lot. For most of my life I've felt I'm not enough ...
What if happiness was not to be found in the exciting and joyous but rather, in the mundane and boring? There's much research to support the benefits of being grateful and appreciative of the little things; and this is very consistent with those ideas. If...
Habits are vitally important for happiness and life success. But changing habits for happiness, or anything else for that matter, is often seen as a difficult and challenging task that requires great willpower. Well, what if you could create happiness habits with NO willpower? If...
Happiness and success largely come from habits. But for habits to become entrenched, over the long-term, they need to come from a powerful "why?" Your "why" is a reflection, in many ways, of your values and so real happiness is always driven by values ...
This article is a few years old now. But it's always good to be reminded of the benefits of nature. There's really good research to support the notion that spending time in nature makes you happier and kinder and so much more. So if happiness...
I've been a big fan of to-do lists for years. I've also been a big fan of NOT to-do lists. Whether you're aiming for happiness or success or both, knowing what NOT to do is just as important as knowing what to do ...