Happy Tips

Some of you might have heard or read this parable before, I certainly have, but I was reminded of it again recently and it's so good it bears repeating at regular intervals (like many happiness inducing activities or strategies). A US businessman was at the...

19 March, 2007

Being a coaching psychologist my main interest is people (and their happiness); as such, it's not often I read the financial pages of the paper although there is a Sydney economist whose writings have interested me for several years now...

19 March, 2007

Jane is drowning in the demands of her life. On the personal side, she's a wife and a mother of two boys. All three rely on her to organize their lives regarding what they do, when they do it and how they get rewarded. On...

19 March, 2007

Sonja Lyubomirsky is one of the leading lights in the exciting field of research into happiness. Through controlled experiments, she explores ways to beat the genetic set point for happiness. Staying in high spirits, she finds, is hard work...

19 March, 2007

Tomorrow is my brother-in-law's birthday and this afternoon we had a small family gathering to celebrate. As part of the celebration my wife decided (as she so often does) to bake a cake, something she typically excels at only this time...

18 March, 2007

Having a happy marriage may counteract some of the ill effects of a stressful job such as high blood pressure, researchers said on Friday. They found that people in high-pressured jobs show a rise their average blood pressure over one year if they have a poor...

18 March, 2007

Darrin McMahon still cannot define happiness after spending six years researching and writing a book about it. While that's been a frustration, the Florida State University history professor said it's also what gives happiness its power and allure. To read more about defining happiness...

18 March, 2007

This morning I discovered the following quote: Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day. I sugggest that those who adopt this attitude will experience a good degree of happiness...

17 March, 2007

The Independent recently reported the following happiness related findings: Britons have little regard for wealth and fame and aspire instead to a comfortable life and happy family, a study has found. The survey of the nation's dreams and aspirations revealed that most people sought happiness...

16 March, 2007