happiness Tag

By Sarah Hampson - The Globe and Mail Take Woody Allen. You don’t think of him as being happy, do you? I didn’t think so. “I like to work,” the filmmaker, writer and actor recently told The Globe’s Johanna Schneller. “It distracts me from brooding or anxiety.” But it’s not...

28 July, 2011

In today's SMH and the Age there's an interesting article about the link between happiness and money; and I'm quoted in it! Here's the bit in which I'm involved...

27 July, 2011

Discussions of happiness obviously pre-date the modern science of positive psychology; in fact every major religion and school of philosophy has had an opinion on happiness and living a good life. Most famous, however, are the Buddhist traditions including Tao as illustrated in this article...

26 July, 2011

Good morning all and happy monday to you.  As some of you would well be aware, I (Dr. Happy) have just one week left in my Dry July fundraising efforts.  I'm pleased to say that abstaining from alcohol has not been all that hard and that there...

25 July, 2011

As I waited patiently the other day for my laptop to update its software with the latest upgrades I thought to myself, as I often do, why does this happen and what, if anything, can I learn from it.  As many of you would know, most...

21 July, 2011

This morning I went on the Kerri-Anne show to talk about beating the winter blues and interestingly, received lots of comments from friends and associates who although not seriously depressed, do find winter more challenging for maintaining happiness. So, I thought it timely to repost...

19 July, 2011

As most of you know I (Dr. Happy) spend much of my time talking about (and, obviously writing about) happiness and the various applications of positive psychology.  Within this, I tend to focus more or less on different aspects of positive psychology and on different strategies...

18 July, 2011

Given that happiness is very much associated with the practice of gratitude and appreciation, savouring and celebration, I thought you might enjoy this nice, short, happiness-relevant article from Lou Tice titled "Celebrating Today" You have probably heard something similar to, "Live each day to the fullest, because...

16 July, 2011

Learning about happiness from a book within a book within a book!  Sound strange?  Well, it might to you but to me; there are opportunties to learn about and to find happiness everywhere and any time.  Anyway, I'm curently re-reading (for the 4th or 5th time!) a classic...

13 July, 2011