happiness Tag

from Sandi Smith of The American Happiness Association (www.americanhappiness.org) In the past year, I've been extremely grateful to have been able to co-create an entire organization dedicated to happiness - the American Happiness Association (AHA).  During this time, I've watched people's reactions to happiness, and...

15 December, 2009

As hinted at above, we've been following Lou Tice for a while now and he constantly impresses us with his practical wisdom and valuable ideas. Today, we're happy to bring to you a few of his short messages...

14 December, 2009

We all know that a guiding principle of happiness and positive psychology is that _ã–Other people matter._㝠What is it that makes other people matter to us? Empathy. Empathy is commonly defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Our ability to...

13 December, 2009

Most parents will tell you they just want their kids to grow up to be happy (even if they're nudging them toward the Ivy League). But how does an adult achieve a high level of contentment while living a frenetic and distraction-packed life? The two...

12 December, 2009

Here at The Happiness Institute we're proud to offer all sorts of free resources for your personal development; so check out...

12 December, 2009

Battling Christmas crowds and queues at the local shopping centre puts shoppers under significant levels of stress and tends not to be associated with happines, a new study has found. Read more about Christmas shopping, stress (that's un-happiness) and more...

11 December, 2009

ScienceDaily (Dec. 9, 2009) _ã” Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing a growing body of evidence to show we are evolving to...

10 December, 2009

I argued in my last post that the secret of happiness is what we contribute to others rather than what we get for ourselves. Strangely when one compares happiness among countries, a different picture emerges. Creature comforts - what we get for ourselves - are...

09 December, 2009