Happy Tips

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...

03 June, 2007

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...

02 June, 2007

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...

02 June, 2007

A CU researcher has unearthed the recipe for happiness. Hike the Grand Canyon. Sing karaoke. Dance the tango. Grill out with friends. And no matter what, don't skimp on those experiences to save for a bigger apartment or plasma television. CU-Boulder psychology professor and happiness expert Leaf...

31 May, 2007

What are we really teaching our children in schools? Should happiness be considered as being just as important as other studies? If we solely focus on "teaching facts" without attending to life skills then are we really doing our job? Read this fascinating story of...

31 May, 2007

Shopping for that new high-definition television this summer? Skip it, and take a vacation instead, says a University of Colorado at Boulder psychologist who studies happiness. Assistant Professor Leaf Van Boven has conducted numerous surveys and experiments spanning several years and has found that life experiences,...

31 May, 2007

If there is any one person who deserves to be an Everyday Hero, it is Alex Truszkowski (Jolly Joe) because of his many years of bringing joy and happiness to residents in nursing homes, hospitals and veterans hospitals and nursing homes, many times donating his...

31 May, 2007

Move over GDP and GNP. GWI or Gross Well-being Index may finally become the defining international statistical measure. Economists, including Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, will launch on Wednesday the world's first concrete bid to measure individual happiness and well-being across countries and continents. It will...

31 May, 2007

We start praising children when they're in the cradle: "Oh, you drank all your milk. Good girl!" And we keep it up right until they are adults. But it turns out that all praise isn't created equal and some may be actually harmful. It seems...

30 May, 2007

Most of us wake up thinking about how we are going to meet obligations and fulfill promises to other people. We begin our day in response mode and remain that way until it's time to go to bed. For 12 years, David Pollay (Positive Psychologist)...

29 May, 2007