happiness Tag

Happiness vs wellbeing - is there really a competition?  That might seem like an unusual question but there's been much debate in recent years, within the positive psychology world, about the definitions of and comparative benefits of constructs such as happiness versus wellbeing versus flourishing and...

15 June, 2011

Note: this article was posted a few weeks ago on the Telstra site and also, on this blog. But because we sent it out this morning in our eNewsletter we thought we'd repost it here again for anyone that might have missed it. Hope you...

14 June, 2011

by Belinda Merhab Increasing rates of suicide are caused by the lack of compassion in society and we need to become more affectionate if we are to change the world for the better, the Dalai Lama says. Addressing thousands of followers in Melbourne on Saturday on the true...

12 June, 2011

What will you do today, this friday in June, to make someone else's day?  I'm not suggesting Friday should be the only day to have fun (not be any means) but there's a nice alliteration around Friday fun and so we thought we might make this...

10 June, 2011

Those of you who know me (Dr. Happy) well will not be surprised to read that a great source of happiness and motivation and inspiration to and for me comes from...

08 June, 2011

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