Happy Tips

A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald, by Adele Horin, highlighted some research that found how poor quality jobs can affect the happiness of a whole family, not just the adults who work in them. Apparently, parents who lack job security and control...

21 June, 2007

This was a panel discussion that I was lucky enough to moderate and it included a number of truly remarkable people: - Khua Do and Trisha Broadbridge are both past Young Australian's of the Year - Father Chris Riley is the founder and CEO of Youth...

19 June, 2007

Among other things the role of relationships and love and desire and attachment were all discussed in terms of how, if at all, they contribute to happiness. To be perfectly honest, I didn't think these sesions were as informative or as inspiring as some of...

19 June, 2007

One of the more interesting (and humorous) presenters at the conference was an American Professor of Psychology, Dr. David Matsumoto. Dr. Matsumoto is an expert in"micro-emotions" and believes, in short, that certain forms of happiness and unhappiness are beyond control. But by this he's...

19 June, 2007

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more than 80 percent of visits to primary care physicians are due to stress related illnesses. Learning to manage stress can make you healthier and add up to 10 years to your life. Here are 14 strategies for...

19 June, 2007

Here's how to budget for happiness Gregory Karp Spending Smart You should definitely spend money on a vacation this summer, unless you're financially strapped. Why? Because it's more likely to make you happy than any material purchase. You'll get better value for your money. In short, you...

19 June, 2007

It Might Pay to Follow Your Bliss By M. P. DUNLEAVEY Published: June 16, 2007 REMEMBER the fable about the ant and the grasshopper? The ant works hard all summer, socking away provisions for the winter; the grasshopper frolics away each day. The ant warns the...

19 June, 2007

Happiness and Flourishing One of the highlights of the Happiness & its Causes Conference was a wonderfully entertaining academic (a sociologist, by training) called Corey Keyes. Corey is "the flourishing guy". That is, he coined the term and has frequently written about a form...

18 June, 2007

Last week I attended a wonderful conference at which a range of incredible happiness speakers presented from a variety of perspectives. Over the next week or two I'll try to summarise and share with you some of the happiness lessons I learned. One of...

18 June, 2007

Click on the link below to read the partly tongue-in-cheek, humorous but still thought-provoking article (in which we, The Happiness Institute, even get a mention) by a friend of mine, writer and TV news reader, Jacinta Tynan. Click here to read "Happiness can't be bought"....

17 June, 2007