If you do something positive for your mate, does it matter why? The answer is yes, according to new research from University of Rochester research assistant professor Heather Patrick.
At The Happiness Institute we believe very stongly that happiness is at least partly dependent on...
Many of you, being interested in happiness and success, have probably heard about a DVD and book called "The Secret".
I don't really want to get into a debate about it's merits, or lack thereof, but I encourage you to consider with some degree...
Higher levels of self-confidence and happiness translate into a higher income, according to a new study that suggests positive self-esteem offers a big payoff.
The analysis of about 7,000 people found that those with high opinions of themselves as young people earned more in middle age...
Doing good for others makes us feel good.
That's the conclusion of a recent study led by Michael Steger, assistant professor of educational and counseling psychology in the University of Louisville's College of Education and Human Development.
Steger launched the study to find out what makes people...
Developed by the American psychologist Martin Seligman, positive psychology - sometimes referred to as the new science of happiness - aims to deepen understanding of what helps promote positive mood states and desirable human qualities.
For most of us the pursuit of happiness is elusive...
Here at The Happiness Institute our goal (not surprisingly) is to enhance happiness in individuals, couples, families and organisations. We aim to achieve this primarily through happiness coaching (which is based on the exciting new science of positive psychology).
Our approach to coaching has...
I've recently been thinking about hope as a contributor to happiness and came up with the following:
H = Heads up
O = Optimism
P = Positive visions
E = Expect great outcomes
Please let me know what you think about this and more generally, whether you have any...
You know the type: coworkers who never have anything positive to say, whether at the weekly staff meeting or in the cafeteria line. They can suck the energy from a brainstorming session with a few choice comments. Their negativity can contaminate even good news. "We...
Poverty isa terrible thing. Yet in our world of where there is enough to make everybody enjoy a reasonable standard of living, millions are poor. But what really should the goal of life, happiness or wealth be? And what would happen if by some inconceivable...
