Happy Tips

What is happiness? A pay rise? Losing weight? Death by chocolate? An orgasm? "Yes, yes, yes!" I hear many of you say. But more on that in a moment. The Dalai Lama onced mused that the search for happiness is our sole purpose in life....

16 January, 2007

Appreciation and gratitude have always been considered important components of happiness here at The Happiness Institute so when I recently came across the following quote I thought it quite appropriate to include here: "When drinking the water, always remember the one who dug the well."...

16 January, 2007

The most important factor in employee happiness is not money but friendship, reveals research by Chiumento, a multi-disciplinary HR consultancy. Seventy-three per cent of British workers cite good relationships with colleagues as the key reason they enjoy their job, while only 48 per cent cite...

16 January, 2007

Does focusing SIMPLY on gratifying one's own desires lead to happiness? What can we learn about happiness from ethics? What do you think of these five principles and what role could they play in enhancing our happiness? 1. Do No Harm 2. Make Things Better 3. Respect Others 4....

16 January, 2007

The happiness debate continues! There's a wise, old saying: Some people are so poor all they have is money. So, in our capitalist world where the motto is more, more, more when it comes to money - let me ask: Are we really better off? Are...

16 January, 2007

Get happy and live longer! Ever envy those Pollyanna types who skip around with a smile on their faces? While some people may be born with sunny dispositions, happiness isn't necessarily based on genes or luck. Psychologists now believe it's a learned skill, almost like knitting....

16 January, 2007

When we, at The Happiness Institute, talk about happiness we're not describing a state of positive emotion in which everything is wonderful all the time. Far from it. We encourage a very realistic attitude about all things, including happiness, and so recognise that...

16 January, 2007

As a parent, raising happy children would have to be one of the most important issues for me, and for my happiness! My happiness is very dependent on their happiness and vice versa - I want to be a happy role model for them so need...

15 January, 2007

Even business writers are now referring to happiness as a desireable outcome! This is not one of our usual happiness articles but may, nevertheless, be of some interest to those of you who run small businesses or who are self-employed. For a short article on happiness...

15 January, 2007