happiness Tag

What makes couples happy? What makes marriages last? It's the small stuff, it turns out: Telling him he looks great in his jeans. Bringing her coffee in bed in the morning. Sneaking off without the kids from time to time. Taking turns doing the laundry. Terri...

15 February, 2010

Check out this tip from our free eNewsletter out this morning. Here at The Happiness Institute we've often noted that the pursuit of happiness involves more than the reduction of distress. Reducing or eliminating distress is a good start but to find real happiness, one...

15 February, 2010

An interesting article on happiness and economics from the New York Times - by Justin Wolfers Yale_ã_s business school just published an interesting interview with Betsey Stevenson_ã”my favorite economist. And yes, the usual disclosure applies: this is partly because she_ã_s an interesting coauthor and colleague, but also...

13 February, 2010

I just came across this interesting article about how and why people share information and emails; it is, I think, directly relevant to positive psychology and to happiness as sharing and connecting are key themes I've obviously discussed before. Read more about spreading happiness on...

13 February, 2010

What's the difference between remembering happiness and actually being happy? That's what Daniel Kahneman, Senior Scholar at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Nobel Prize winner, wants to know. Wednesday, at the TED conference of innovative ideas in Long Beach,...

12 February, 2010

Sheryl Crow in her song "Soak up the Sun" says, "It is not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got." Every culture seems to have a phrase that describes a hidden weakness. For example, many intellectuals in Northern Europe say, "If you are...

11 February, 2010

Because being on your own doesn't necessarily mean being lonely! Well, that's almost my first point but I'll come back to that in a minute. This short posting is a response to the many queries I get from people asking "How can I be happy...

11 February, 2010

Are you in a gray mood today? How about a blue funk? Maybe you're seeing red, because you're green with jealousy. The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research. The study found that people with...

09 February, 2010

An Austrian millionaire "can't wait to be free" of his wealth, after revealing plans to raffle his luxury Alpine home and give away his fortune. Karl Rabeder, 47, will pour all the proceeds from the sale of his business, two homes, private jet and cars,...

09 February, 2010

I just found out about this article in Wellbeing Magazine in which I'm featured :) For many, the concept of happiness can sometimes seem like the Holy Grail _ã_ mystical, elusive and totally out of reach. On the contrary, the cheerful truth is that whether...

09 February, 2010