Happiness, the Danish Way Posted by Eric de Place on 01/12/2007 at 11:45 AM A while back I pondered why it is that Denmark ranks as the happiest country on earth. This little curiosity -- Danes reporting higher levels of satisfaction than citizens of any other...
HAPPINESS, like beauty, is hard to define. Pie and chips might be one man's bliss while another would sink into decline if faced with it every day. As January is the most depressing month of the year, now is the time to think about happiness. The...
In the never ending debate about what contributes to happiness, and particularly the relationship between happiness and money, the Gallup Organisation has been one of the few groups who've applied rigour and valid research methods to their analyses. Click here to read a summary of...
In debates about income inequality, this dilemma often arises: Should we divide the GDP pie more equally among society even if that means making the pie smaller? This question is complicated by another observation, that increased income doesn"t seem to make individuals any happier in...
Without in any way wanting to reinforce the throw-away, consumerist society in which we live, where (I believe) too many objects are bought, used for a short period, and disposed of ...
Forget salary, location, prospects - happiness is the new weapon in the drive to recruit the best and brightest new workers. Among other things, this interesting happiness story includes the following list of "Top 10 Things that make us happy at work" (in order): Friendly...
I came across this interesting article on personal happiness and although there isn't much that's really about happiness or relevant to those seeking happiness there are a few web-links that might be of interest to some of you. So click here for the story and...
Like many of you probably are too, I'm still acclimatising somewhat as I return to work from a holiday and relatively quiet period over Christmas and New Year. These few weeks were filled with relaxation, family time and not surprisingly, much happiness. Now that...
Apart from the fact that pessimists have enough to worry about, a recent study conducted in the Netherlands has found that pessimists are more likely to die of heart disease than their optimistic counterparts. Scholars have identified that people who claim to be happy are...