Positive Psychology is not JUST about positive emotions like happiness. That being said, positive emotions like happiness have been found to be very important for health and wellbeing, thriving and flourishing. As such, creating and embracing happiness and joy and more is well worth the...
For several decades now I've been saying happiness is a choice. I don't mean that in a flippant way. And I know for many of us happiness is often easier said than done. But at the same time, every minute of every day we make...
We all get upset. And I don't know about you, but much of my upset comes from me catastrophising and overgeneralising. What that means is that for me, to stay calm and happy as much as possible, I need to constantly work on keeping things...
I've always liked the idea of little things. By that, I mean that when it comes to creating meaningful happiness and life success, when it comes to making positive life changes, we don't always need to do BIG things. In fact, sometimes even just thinking...
I've been fascinated with the story of Sisyphus for many years now. The idea that life is full of monotonous and repetitive hardships, which we must somehow endure, is something I think all of us can relate to at least one some days, to some...
For several decades now, I've been saying that ...
There are many formulas for happiness. Many have written about all the very many secrets to happiness. I myself have written and spoken much about habits for happiness. And they're all useful! In different ways for different people there are different paths to happiness and...
When it comes to happiness we know exercise is beneficial. When it comes to happiness we know socialising is beneficial. What if we were to combine them and create social exercise ...
Improving your mental health is not always the same as boosting your happiness. But sometimes it is. Overcoming depression and anxiety and other forms of distress won't always create more positive emotions such as happiness. But sometimes it will. At the end of the day,...
What if you could be happier in just 10 minutes. Well, I'm not sure 10 minutes would really, significantly, impact your happiness; not permanently, anyway. But 10 minutes every day, consistently, may well bring health and wellbeing and happiness and more ...