The most remarkable thing about this fascinating article is that it's author is a highly regarded and respected economist! Viva la happiness revolution...
In the busy, corporate world in which many of us live or with which many of us interact in some way or other, productivity and efficiency are often seen as the holy grails! Get things done and everything will be fine. Further, many of us...
Inspiration, or more precisely the lack of it, strikes fear into the hearts of many students faced with an assignment or test, a blank sheet of paper and a ticking clock. I can remember countless times, sitting nervously in an exam hall, trying hard not...
Does an optimistic attitude boost one_ã_s immune system? University of Kentucky psychologist Suzanne Segerstrom has been studying this subject for years, and her latest research, just published in the journal Psychological Science, provides evidence of a link between upbeat expectations and immunological strength.
In a study...
We know that men and women aren_ã_t intrinsically that different, but we_ã_ve been socialized differently and we tend to spend our time in different ways. Over the past 40 years, women_ã_s happiness has suffered. Women are less happy now than women were 40 years ago,...
Fewer responsibilities, financial worries and more time to yourself leads to happines and contentment previously unknown in earlier life.
According to the report from the teenage years until 40 happiness declines. It levels off until 46 and then starts to increase until peaking at 74....
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...
