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Just what does it take to enhance happiness? As it turns out, the answer is one of the simplest that could exist - marriage, and a good night's sleep. An English Government study, that set out to find what gives Brits a sense of happiness, showed...

09 January, 2007

The American botanist, George Carver, once said "Where there is no vision, there is no hope." My happiness version of this would be "Where there is no clarity, there's no chance of happiness." At The Happiness Institute we teach that at the heart of happiness is...

09 January, 2007

Vince Lombardi, the famous American football coach and motivator, was once quoted as saying "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." My happiness version of this would be "Total bliss and a perfect life are not attainable, but if...

09 January, 2007

This interesting article includes interviews with several academics who specialize in "happiness research". They were asked what changes they had made in their own lives to ensure happiness. Click here to read the complete happiness story. ...

08 January, 2007

PEOPLE who take the time to chat over the fence to their neighbours, have plenty of sex in a stable relationship and care about endangered species tend to be happier, according to a report by Tony Blair's "department for happiness". Gardening, praying and going for...

08 January, 2007

ECONOMICS is "not a gay science", wrote Thomas Carlyle in 1849. No, it is "a dreary, desolate, and indeed quite abject and distressing one; what we might call, by way of eminence, the dismal science". But in recent years, economists have become newly confident that they...

07 January, 2007

Business owner, speaker, radio personality and life coach Joanie Winberg of Lakeville USA can be called a self-made woman. Now she can add author to her list of accomplishments. Ms. Winberg is a featured writer in "Rising to the Top: A Guide to Self-Development," which...

07 January, 2007

Although many people still search for happiness in "things" (e.g. cars, gadgets, toys or clothes) research consistently finds that happiness is more likely to be found elsewhere. The Gallup Organisation, for example, have been surveying Americans for many years now. Combining the results of...

07 January, 2007

An ever-increasing body of medical research is coming to the definite conclusion that happiness, and specifically the quality of your relationships with other people may be the single most important determinant of your health and longevity. Click here for another interesting happiness story. ...

07 January, 2007

Despite having commented previously on the relationship between happiness and money it's an issue raised so often that once again, I'm using this happiness blog to refer you to an interesting happiness article. DAVID Bach, writing at Yahoo Finance, says: "Most people believe that if...

07 January, 2007