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I'm not always a fan of positive affirmations.  There's no doubt they work for some people, some of the time. But if they're unrealistic and irrelevant then they can also set people up for failure and simply cause disappointment and frustration.  None of which is good for...

23 July, 2014

by Cris Nikolov from MotivationGrid Wait, what did you just say to yourself? Were they the empowering, encouraging words you would speak to a friend?  Or were they the belittling remarks you would shout to an enemy if you had no heart?  Or the negative remarks about...

22 July, 2014

Here at The Happiness Institute we've long said that achieving happiness requires little mroe than practising a few simple disciplines each and every day.  We've also often argued that happiness need not be overly complicated; but rather, that it largely derives from common sense.  But common sense...

18 July, 2014

Happy people are realistic people.  They acknowledge that they're not and that the world's not perfect.  But they also acknowledge and focus more on and spend more time savouring ...

17 July, 2014

Here at The Happiness Institute we are, not surprisingly, big advocates of positive emotion and happiness.  Too often, we believe, the benefits of (real) happiness are ignored or underestimated. But there are real benefits to happiness and these should be acknowledged and utilised to live our...

17 July, 2014

by Hannah Sentenac from MindBodyGreen Humans are largely habitual creatures, and, unfortunately, this hard-wired ability can be used for good or ill. While we may earnestly avow that we're desperate for a peaceful and happy life, our habits often simultaneously sabotage us. We want a healthier lifestyle,...

13 July, 2014

Later today I'll be presenting a keynote at a conference on the lessons designers and architects can take from positive psychology about designing for happiness and positive emotion!  Some of what I'll be saying is nicely summarised in this great Fast Company article and I invite...

11 July, 2014

We all spend much of our time working.  And some of us are lucky enough to LOVE the work we do.  I've said for years that we should do what we love; and if we can't, we should find ways to love what we do! That's happiness.  That's happiness...

11 July, 2014

via Minda Zetlin of Inc.com Want to be happier? Begin by being good to yourself. That may sound self-evident, but too many people skip this step and try to make themselves happy by chasing ever-higher goals, or holding themselves to ever-greater standards of perfection. Ironically, being good...

11 July, 2014