choose Tag

Here at The Happiness Institute we believe that happiness is largely a choice.  In fact, we've built pretty much all of what we do around this philosophy, explained briefly HERE  Each and every day we make decisions ranging from what we're going to wear or eat, through...

28 April, 2014

by Dr. Paula Watkins (more on Dr. Paula HERE) Happiness is not the absence of suffering. Happiness is a big concept to define and I won’t even attempt a thorough exploration here (there are entire – and really big – books on that topic for the...

28 April, 2014

from the Huffington Post Ever have one of those moments where you need a mood boost ASAP? We can't be joyful all the time -- but luckily there are ways to add a little pep to our step when we need it most. We asked our...

25 April, 2014

by Kelsie Fannon from Life Hack  You never know how many days you have left, so it’s crucial to make sure you experience happiness during each one of them. Here are twenty ways to find joy at the beginning and end of your day. There’s no...

24 April, 2014

Here in Australia (and, obviously in other parts of the world also) we're taking time out to remember those who've gone before, fought various battles and made sacrifices in an attempt to make our lives, now and in the future, safer and better.  On such days...

22 April, 2014

We mostly advocate DOING MORE POSITIVE things for happiness.  But sometimes happiness requites DOING FEWER NEGATIVE things.  The reality is, most of us probably need to do both (that is, more of some things and less of others).  Anyway, today we're going to focus on what you might...

22 April, 2014

I love the simplicity of this article.  I love the message in this article.  Behave consistently with your values and you'll enjoy happiness.  An article by Prince Ghuman from Medium (read the original article HERE) Love this quote by James Allen from his 100+ year old essay As A...

20 April, 2014

There's no doubt happy peole smile and laugh more, and that they have more fun.  But there's also no doubt that real and meaningful happiness is MORE than just pleasure and play. Happiness is, partly, pleasure and play but it's also meaningful connections, meaningful accomplishments and...

17 April, 2014