happy Tag

Sometimes you just have to say NO!  Sometimes to have more you have to have less! Sometimes you need to stop so you can start!  Happiness requires doing and oft times...

by Pallavi Srivastava from LifeHack Being happy is one thing that everyone wants but very few get there. So what are the reasons that stop us from being happy? Well, some of the biggest hurdles between us and our happiness are some of our habits. Here are...

by Ibrahim Husain from LifeHack You know how some people seem to be happy no matter what happens to them?  They always have a positive outlook on life. They seem to enjoy things more than you and me, and their relationships with people thrive in a...

Here at The Happiness Institute we usually focus on positive things to do MORE OF if you want to enjoy MORE happiness and success.  But sometimes happiness requires doing LESS of certain things; or stopping specific actions or thoughts.  This article provides some suggestions with 14 things...

If we try hard (or not so hard in some instances) we can all find things to complain about.  If we try even harder we can all find reasons to be unhappy.  But, it's just as true that for most, if not all of us, there are...

Here at The Happiness Institute we're constantly writing about the balancing act that's accepting and being grateful for what you have AND changing what you'd like to be and could be better.  Ultimately, getting this balance right is one of the keys to real and meaningful...

Several years ago a leading authority in the Positive Psychology world published a book titled "Happier".  Without reviewing the complete work, the basic premise was that we can't all be 100% happy all the time and not every one will be the happiest person in the...

by Sean Blanda from 99U  Benjamin Franklin made sure to end every day by asking “What good have I done today?” Maya Angelou only wrote in tiny hotel rooms. Jack Kerouac made sure to touch the ground nine times before writing. Sustained creativity doesn’t come from a...