happiness Tag

Over the last decade, it has become common to complain that governments, particularly in the west, have been too narrowly focused on the pursuit of rising GDP at the expense of other social goods. People have looked wistfully to Bhutan, where, since 1972, official government...

07 January, 2010

They say children bring about laughter, and a new study published by the Journal of Happiness Studies in October confirms this by suggesting that having children does indeed boost happiness for married couples. The findings also show that unmarried couples shouldn_ã_t expect this same happiness through...

06 January, 2010

From Jon Gordon (www.jongordon.com) 20 Tips for a Happy and Positive New Year 1. Stay Positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible....

05 January, 2010

I do love January: The weather is dicey, the days still too short, but new projects abound. This is the year we are going to detox, get in shape, meditate, save the world--or at least ourselves This is the year we are going to write the book,...

04 January, 2010

Here at The Happiness Institute we're devoted to spreading the principles of positive psychology to ensure as many people as possible are as happy as possible. With this in mind, we're pleased to bring you a model that's at the heart of most of our...

04 January, 2010

It was the reference to that classic film _ã–Back to the Future_㝠in the title of this new piece of research on future thinking that first caught my eye. It was the movie by Michael J. Fox[1] that first made him a household name in...

02 January, 2010

Just before the current recession set in, 35-year-old Samuel Peery quit a stable job as a vice president of marketing to start his own social-networking company. Unable to secure funding for his start-up, Mr. Peery, of Lehi, Utah, was left unemployed, with an unrealized dream. "I...

02 January, 2010

By making a conscious effort to think positively, you can have a great impact on your general well-being. Dr Martin Seligman, the director of the University of Pennsylvania_ã_s Positive Psychology Centre, is the leading light in this field. His research has shown that it is...

02 January, 2010

This short and interesting article by one of the leaders in positive psycholoyg, Chris Peterson, on happiness and ponzi schemes is definitely worth reading; for a short sample, read on...

02 January, 2010