Positive Psychology Can Help People Embrace Change
by Shadra Bruce for the Mental Health News Organization
Embracing change is difficult for most people, but positive psychology can help make change easier. Particularly when it comes to making changes for health, diet, and lifestyle, positive psychology can have...
by Michael Austin for Psychology Today
If we want true happiness, we should heed what Plato said about the virtues.
In a previous post, I offered some thoughts from Aristotle about genuine happiness. Now I'd like to turn to some of Plato's beliefs on the matter, which...
by Persephone Nicholas for the Weekend Australian
What do you do when you see a spaceman? Park your car in it, man!
Simon Rountree sees value in humour. Chief executive of Camp Quality, a not-for-profit organisation using fun therapy to bring optimism and happiness to the lives...
Recent research on consumer habits shows that many Americans have moved from _ã–conspicuous consumption_ã to _ã–calculated consumption_ã _ã_ buying less, and being choosier about purchases _ã_ and that doing so may actually make people happier. What do you think makes you happy?
Stephanie Rosenbloom describes some...
HAPPINESS at work has nothing to do with promotions, pay rises or sitting in the corner office.
Srikumar Rao, a Columbia University professor and author of Happiness at Work, said the exact attributes we look for in a career do not exist in any job.
Instead,...
Happiness is staying positive despite problems and negativity; happiness is knowing not everyone will like you or agree but doing the right thing anyway; happiness is moving forward even if you know you might get knocked back at times. Happiness is, according to Mother Teresa,...
by Douglas Kenrick for Psychology Today
Two days ago, I was happily walking down a street in Vancouver with my wife and my 6-year-old son. A young woman biked by, looking rather content. I recognized her as Elizabeth Dunn, a young professor at the University of...
I've been following an interesting discussion lately on one of the positive psychology and happiness internet communities of which I'm apart which in short, has focused on the issue of and benefits associated with...
