Life's little pleasures are worth much more than a lump sum of cash, according to a new report. Simple things like a chat with the neighbours and spending time with loved ones make people happier than mere money, found researchers. The study, which attempted to put a...
I recently found the following quote: "For every complext problem there is an easy answer, and it is wrong." As far as happiness is concerned there's no easy answer and anyone offering a 'secret" to happiness is, I believe, almost certainly oversimplifying things or misleading...
Positive psychology is a relatively new approach to the human condition focusing less on alleviating distress and more on promoting and enhancing happiness and other positive emotions. Jim Harter, Frank Schmidt, and Corey Keyes, three Positive Psychology researchers found that "daily occurrences that bring about...
Thanks to Lionel Ketchian from BE HAPPY ZONE I'm pleased to bring you these happiness tips. 1. Make The Happiness Decision. If you don't decide to be happy now, you won't do it later. The decision is an intention to create what you want....
I read this quote just a few minutes ago: "Change doesn't happen unless you work at it" As I've done in the past, I'd like to put the following happiness spin on it: "Happiness won't happen unless you work at it!" ...
Take it from experience. Consultant John Izzo did. After interviewing more than 200 people aged 60 to 105, he discovered some common themes about how to find contentment and purpose on the job. Bob Peart remembers well the day his father, a respected anesthesiologist, was feted...
Happiness at work is in everyone's interest - happy employees are better employees and better employees is what managers and organisations want. Happiness at work is largely influenced by the quality of leadership and management. Read this interesting article related to happiness at work, focusing...
Drew Barrymore believes her happiness makes her beautiful. The actress, who graces the front cover of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful issue, insists her fun-loving attitude to life is what makes her "pretty." Drew, who appears in the annual issue for the fourth time, revealed, "I just...
I'm often talking to people about happiness (almost always, in fact) and I'm often asked where people can find happiness. Although the answer will differ for different individuals there's no doubt where you won't find happiness! You definitely won't find happiness in shops, or...
The contrasting views of Mrs Macbeth and the vaudeville hoofer capture the paradox driving the explosion of studies from economists that show little connection between wealth and happiness. In his book Happiness, Richard Layard from the London School of Economics explains the paradox of our...