_ã–Health, Learning and Virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem, and public honor._ã
- Thomas Jefferson ...
When two apparently similar people face the same challenge, why does one appear happier and more resilient while the other finds it hard to cope? This is a question psychologists have been turning their attention to since Martin Seligman founded the happiness focused School of Positive...
No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math problem or learning to drive, may experience stress...
Retired 80-year-olds can often have double the social interaction of their 50-year-old counterparts. This supports research that happiness increases with age because social interaction stimulates your brain to release _ã–feel good_ã chemicals like norepinephrine, which leads to contentment.
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The science of happiness and positive psychology is growing at a rapid rate and I'm pleased to bring you summaries of some of the latest and greatest findings...
The science of happiness and positive psychology is growing at a rapid rate and I'm pleased to bring you summaries of some of the latest and greatest findings...
I've just finished Bright-Sided, writer Barbara Ehrenreich's new book slamming the _ã–relentless promotion of positive thinking_ã in America. Ms. Ehrenreich, whose 2001 bestseller Nickel and Dimed memorably etched the often futile daily lives of the working poor, has a stiletto-sharp mind and a capacious social...
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's good to know that science now has evidence that an attitude of gratitude not only feels great, but has a healing effect on the body, especially the heart, mind and spirit. This is the message Dr. Robert Emmons,...
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock , with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away,...
