play Tag

5 Reasons Why Play Needs to Be a Part of a Happy Life by Kathy Gottberg via The Huffington Post Last summer Thom and I rented a condo in Rosarito, Mexico. For a month we enjoyed the temperate climate, mixed up our routine, spent time outdoors, and...

25 June, 2015

The article I share with you below proffers that play is good for the happiness and development of children.  I couldn't agree more.  I'm a big fan of play...

06 August, 2014

For happiness we need to play.  Just as happiness shouldn't, nor should play stop when we "grow up".  The article I want to share today argues that our younger people are being deprived of play. I very much support this proposition and argue that we should allow...

02 October, 2013

by Lissa Cowan from the Huffington Post Play is something we take for granted and yet rarely have time for. Even when we're out enjoying ourselves, thoughts of work creep in, or we worry about that laundry list of stuff to do at home. We find it...

18 September, 2013

5 Reasons to Increase Your Play in 2013 Published on January 27, 2013 by Emma M. Seppala, Ph.D.  Submerged in the responsibilities of life, the seriousness of world affairs, and an ever-growing to-do list, we often forget to PLAY. Animals, on the other hand, continue to play...

13 March, 2013

by Joe Wilner from PsychCentral In the past I tended to be a naturally serious person. I was pretty rigid and wanted things done a certain way. I found people who were always joking and playing to be unauthentic and foolish. I thought to myself naively,...

29 March, 2011

There are many good reasons why happiness at work should be considered a priority by all involved (employers and employees). Research clearly suggests, for example, that positive workplaces have higher morale, better engagement, are more productive and attract and retain the best people. Happy workers...

21 February, 2011

We've often written about how to apply the principles of positive psychology in the workplace and in fact much of our work here at The Happiness Institute, and our Executive Coaching & Consulting division Positive Leadership Development, is within organisations and/or with teams. So when Prof....

21 February, 2011

Now this is something close to my heart. The article to which I'm about to refer argues that children should be encouraged to play more; as much as I agree with this I also think the same principles apply to us adults. Happiness involves a...

07 January, 2011

Why don't you PLAY more for happiness? I'm not just talking about mucking around and having fun, here; well, I do encourage you to have fun for more happiness but more so, think about PLAY as an acronym for finding more happiness...

21 September, 2010