happiness Tag

by Sanah Rizvi from LifeHack  There is so much that is wrong with the society we live in. There is so much about ourselves that we wish to change. In an attempt to make ourselves better and to change our society, many times we forget to...

04 July, 2014

Although, here at The Happiness Institute, we (not surprisingly) believe happiness at work is important, we also support the opinions expressed in this article that finding meaning at work is just as important.  So as many of you start your working week this Monday morning, give...

03 July, 2014

Life can be challenging enough some times without making things even harder on ourselves.  But that's exactly what we do sometimes; and we don't always even know it!  So if we want to enjoy more happiness and success a good first step is to become more aware...

02 July, 2014

Although we all want happiness, we'll all experience sadness.  No matter what we do to live positively, negative things will still happen.  Happiness might be desireable but sadness and depression and anxiety and more are normal, human emotions.  The good news, however, is that there are things we...

02 July, 2014

Achieving happiness requires little more than practising a few simple disciplines each and every day.  What are these happiness habits?  Well, you can probably find a number of different lists but this one from TIME magazine is a pretty good place to start...

30 June, 2014

Those of you who regularly read my writings and/or who've heard me speak will know that I often go out of my way to differentiate between real happiness and hedonism or selfishness (which is NOT real happiness).  One of several key differences is that real happiness...

26 June, 2014

In his brand new book, Live Happier Live Longer, Dr Sharp focuses on the key things people can do to increase their happiness and wellbeing as they get older, from emphasizing the importance of positive thinking and the benefits of physical activity, sleep and relaxation...

25 June, 2014