happier Tag

By Geoffrey James for Business Insider Happiness is the only true measure of personal success. Making other people happy is the highest expression of success, but it's almost impossible to make others happy if you're not happy yourself. With that in mind, here are nine small changes...

21 November, 2012

The people over at Action for Happiness are doing some fantastic work and among other things have come up with one of the best summaries of positive psychology happiness boosting strategies I've seen! They pull together all the research and present it in such a...

28 June, 2012

Today I bring you a great article with 5 simple tips for more happiness. Too often too many people overcomplicate life and happiness but if we just do the right things, consistently, we can live well and...

21 March, 2012

by Helen Hawkes for the Northern Star Subjective well-being is the nickname experts in the field give to happiness. Homeless people in Calcutta have been found to be less unhappy than those in California, because they have a stronger sense of community. It makes you wonder what happiness...

07 June, 2011

by Ron Doyle for Psychology Today Hey there! You know all that news you've been hearing about that MTV/Associated Press study that says college students are stressed and obsessed about social media and technology? Guess what? It also says they're happier today than they were two...

10 October, 2010

Check out this short, happiness related video segment of a longer interview with Tal Ben-Shahar a Harvard lecturer and researcher in Positive Psychology (the psychology of what is right with us and how to get more of that). Thanks to the Practical Wellbeing website In this five...

08 August, 2010

The pursuit of happiness is sometimes easier said than done. Some scientists have argued that happiness is largely determined by genetics, health and other factors mostly outside of our control. But recent research suggests people actually can take charge of their own happiness and boost...

23 February, 2010

by Dr. Acacia Parks from www.happier.com Question: I_ã_m already pretty happy. I score low on measures of depression and high on the Authentic Happiness Index. What should I be working on? Do you know what tools will work best for me? Answer: The data tell us that...

23 November, 2009