I have, increasingly in recent times, been thinking and talking about parenting and in particular, the issue of enhancing happiness in children. As a parent myself, there are few (if any) things more important than my children's happiness! At the same time, I spend much...
Money can't buy you love but it can buy happiness-as long as it's money for someone else. New research by HBS professor Michael I. Norton and colleagues Elizabeth W. Dunn and Lara B. Aknin, described in the journal Science, looks into how and why spending...
Please enjoy the following article and tips from my colleague in happiness, Lionel Ketchian...
The ways in which people pursue happiness are endless: becoming successful; acquiring possessions; developing relationships; enjoying food and drink; looking for love and sex; finding meaning and purpose; indulging in drugs, tobacco and alcohol; and seeking spiritual fulfillment. Positive psychologists have been studying people who have...
The secret of Vanuatu's happiness By Huw Cordey BBC, South Pacific The South Pacific country of Vanuatu has been voted the happiest place in the world so what makes its inhabitants such a happy lot? Jean Pierre John is living the dream. That...
Just this morning I came across this interesting quote which I think is very relevant to those of us seeking happiness...
To read an interesting story from the Times Online, about the Dalai Lama's practical approach to happiness - click here...
As regular readers of this happiness blog would well be aware our understanding of happiness comes largely from the scientific study of positive psychology. From this we've learned that happiness is more than just feeling good...
Although many of us look forward to the day we can retire and stop working many are not suggesting that this might not be so good for our health and happiness. Physical, mental and social activity boosts are health, happiness and wellbeing so staying...