Contact With Nature as Therapy
Feeling good? Get outside and enjoy life! Feeling not so good; maybe even down? Get outside and enjoy some nature therapy! Walking in the park, hiking in the bush, camping in the wilderness ...
08 June, 2022
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3 ways companies can build joy in the workplace
As the Chief Happiness Officer at The Happiness Institute I may well be a bit bias! But based on my reading of the research and years of experience I'd say that any organisation or leader that doesn't prioritise happiness at work is negligent. Why? Because...
07 June, 2022
Questing: The Happiness of Pursuit
Many of us believe happiness will come when we achieve. And to some extent, it will. Accomplishment DOES contribute to happiness BUT so too does happiness contribute to accomplishment! Which raises the question about whether it's the journey or the destination that makes us happiest?...
07 June, 2022
FOUR SCIENCE-BACKED STRATEGIES TO STOP A VICIOUS CYCLE OF SELF-DEFEATING THOUGHTS
So many of us undermine our own happiness with negative, self-defeating thoughts. Being overly self-critical makes it very hard to be happy and content. If this sounds familiar to you, try not to beat yourself up about it. You're not alone. It's very common. And...
07 June, 2022
New Ways to Find Joy in a Troubled World
In some ways, happiness is so simple and easy. In other ways, it's so complex and difficult. As we live in such troubled and changing times, we need to find new ways to create and enjoy happiness. Which is what this Psychology Today article by...
06 June, 2022
New Psychological Research Teaches Us How To Cultivate Feelings Of Bliss
I've been promoting the principles of Positive Psychology for several decades now. And one of the myths about this approach is that it's just about happiness. It is interested in happiness, but also all the other emotions, positive and negative. It's about thriving and flourishing...
03 June, 2022
Slow down, it’s what your brain has been begging for
via Psyche by Teodora Stoica It wasn’t until I moved to the desert that I noticed the rain. Pregnant dark clouds smudge the sharp contrasts drawn by the punishing summer sun. The palette changes from verdant amber to moody violet. A sweet earthy smell wafts through the...
02 June, 2022
A Huge New Study Reveals Most of Us Are Terrible at Choosing How We Spend Our Free Time
Many of us spend a lot of time focusing on getting stuff done and being productive. Which in many ways is great. But what about your "free time"? That time when you're nor working or doing anything super "important". Well, what you do in your...
01 June, 2022
7 Happiness Secrets From Around the World
Different cultures think about happiness in different ways. Different countries live happiness in different ways. But no matter where you live or where you're from you can learn from these different parts of the world and enjoy more happiness ...
31 May, 2022
3 ways to change your mindset for success and happiness
Mindset is pretty much everything. Well, not quite EVERYTHING. What happens in the world matters, and other variables matter, but the way we think about things and events and situations around us matters tremendously. And that's what we call mindset. The good news is you...
31 May, 2022