Happy Tips

Consider the following happiness line from a wonderful book titled "The Little Prince": For instance, if you come at four in the afternoon I'll begin to be happy by three. If we set up our lives in a way whereby we know that happiness is just...

20 April, 2007

An award-winning psychologist exposes traditional wisdom to the scrutiny of science to show why ancient insights still help us live more meaningful-and healthy-lives Your grandmother was smarter than you knew. In fact, grandmothers and other sages, in cultures all over the world, have handed down...

19 April, 2007

Although almost five million Brits admit to a touch of ergophobia (fear of work), the good news is that bosses think the situation is worse than it is - scoring their workers" happiness lower than workers rate it themselves. The finding comes from City & Guilds...

19 April, 2007

They may not enjoy the most prestige - and they're certainly not among the highest paid - but members of the nation's clergy are among the happiest of the country's workers. That's one finding in a new University of Chicago report that tracked job satisfaction...

18 April, 2007

Danes are the happiest people in Europe, a survey suggests. But what is the secret of their happiness? Asked to rate both their happiness and long-term life satisfaction, Danish people trounce their European cousins. Many in Denmark put this regularly-surveyed happiness down to a dynamic...

18 April, 2007

People looking for jobs that bring satisfaction and happiness should concentrate on professions that focus primarily on serving other people, according to a new report from the University of Chicago. "The most satisfying jobs are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching, and protecting...

18 April, 2007

Following on from my previous posting I discovered also this interesting quote: The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. - Red Auerbach, 1917-2006, Hall of Fame American Basketball Coach This would seem to be entirely consistent with our approach at...

17 April, 2007

This morning I discovered the following quote: Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist On reflection I created the following happiness version: Anyone who doesn't take happiness seriously in small...

17 April, 2007

Social scientists have studied negative emotions-anger, depression, low self-esteem, suicidal tendencies and their ilk-for years. By contrast, happiness is a fairly new area of research, as a recent wave of books shows. The following link will take to you to a review of three recent happiness...

16 April, 2007

I recently read an interesting article (summarised from the Harvard Business Review) in which the authors suggested we may well expect too much from our business leaders. In short, they claimed that the "myth of the complete leader" encourages us to expect our managers and...

16 April, 2007