ENDANGERED ice caps and polar bears notwithstanding, the thing that most annoys me about global warming is that the climate wars have turned its prophets into priests of a new campaign against the modern world. It's a few years since Australian author and former think tank...
Research over the last few decades has increasingly pointed to the fact that happiness is associated with longer life. Click here to read more. But I would say that's only part of the picture. Happiness may well be linked to living more years but...
So much for the grumpy old man/woman image! It seems that we may well become happier, not grumpier and more irritable, as we age. If the Rolling Stones couldn't get no satisfaction in their youth, new research suggests they might have a better shot...
We all want to be happy but for many people, happiness is harder during the winter months. An extreme form of unhappiness, or depression experienced by a small proportion of people during colder times is known as SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder. It's...
I'm often asked if, as Dr. Happy, I'm happy all the time; and my response is typically...
Cultivating happiness in everyday life | Column PNW Local News Today, 12:00 AM ê_Ôš NEW For 60 years the model used for psychology and psychotherapy was a disease model. It asked: What's wrong with me? Some positive outcomes came from the disease model: a science of classifiable...
In case you've somehow missed the fact that happiness at work is increasingly recognised as a valid and important construct, today's Age writes...
STRESS is costing the Australian economy $14.81 billion a year as employees fall sick from workplace demands they cannot meet. New research shows Australian workers miss an average 3.2 working days a year because they are too stressed to function. The Medibank Private-commissioned report found those...
How do different countries compare on happiness? What, at a national level, contributes to happiness? It would seem, based on recent research, that poverty and personal freedom are pretty significant. To read an interesting, personal account of happiness around the world - click here...
I was on my way to a speak at a conference recently when I noticed, driving along the freeway, that although I"m a relatively cautious driver who conscientiously stays within the speed limit it was actually quite challenging to stay within the legal boundaries because...