Quick! Ask yourself: Why do you want to make lots money? Your most-likely answer: to be happy, damn it! But does more money really lead to more happiness? Not according to Daniel Kahneman, a psychology professor at the University of Princeton. 'standard of living has increased dramatically...
It's a given that we're all trying to get happy. How to best get there, however, is hotly debated. "Don't worry," some counsel. Get a warm puppy or even a warm gun, others say. Try a competitive Wall St. internship at Dean Witter. Oh no,...
All living beings are full of happiness. Our daily routine, rituals and activities are all directed towards achieving happi-ness. We might be working with different goals but the ultimate aim is to remain happy. People search for happiness in various spheres of life. Those unable...
Money , move over. As salaries and profits go through the roof, the amount of money that people and nations make appears to be a less adequate measure of success . Sabina Alkire and others from the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) are...
According to this happiness story, achieving happiness is largely due to exerting control over our destructive impulses. To read more - click here. ...
I suspect this is the source of the article to which I've referred above. So here's a link to the happiness story interestingly titled "Misery is the secret to happiness". To read more of this happiness commentary - click here. ...
I discovered this interesting happiness commentary but unfortunately, could not work out to whom I should attribute it! Anyway, thanks to the writer and I hope you enjoy it...
I've just spent most of today, a Sunday when I could have been resting or relaxing or playing with my kids, completing a range of tasks that were somewhat overdue. Without boring you with too many details, I was behind in some organising and...
Let us know what you think of this happiness story by Amy Iggulden from the UK Telegraph. The key to a happy marriage and family life is accepting that misery and suffering are unavoidable, researchers say today. Therapists claim that "mindful acceptance" of family rows, door-slamming...
I hope you enjoy this article by Rory Ryan from the Times Gazette. Leave it to the good-for-nothing economists. This week they are introducing yet another statistical index in order to measure how we're doing. The Times of India reports that alphabet soup acronyms like...