positive psychology Tag

By Jon Meacham  Sitting in his small two-room suite in the bricklayer Jacob Graff’s house at Seventh and Market Streets in Philadelphia — he hated the flies from nearby stables and fields — Thomas Jefferson used a small wooden writing desk (a kind of 18th century...

23 July, 2013

by News Ltd's Keiran Campbell IT'S no longer just a battle with our ever-expanding waistlines. Australia is on the cusp of becoming a nation of mentally obese. Alarming new research suggests 25 per cent of people aged between 16 and 34 spend more than 21 hours online...

21 July, 2013

It shouldn't come as a surprise to any of you to read that here at The Happiness Institute we believe that personal development is important. Research suggests that the happiest and most successful people tend to spend more time working on improving themselves.  But personal development...

16 July, 2013

by Shannon Kaiser from MindBodyGreen Most bucket lists include things like, "Go on an adventure in a far-off land," "Learn a new language," or "Buy a dream car." Although all these experiences can make our lives more exciting, the reason we crave these activities goes a...

16 July, 2013

by Dr. Lawrence Rosen from MindBodyGreen I’ve noticed a trend in wellness circles. Whether in my work with patients or in my yoga classes, I keep coming across the same words. On a given day, one might be the theme of a dharma talk or a...

15 July, 2013

Did you know that experiencing connections, regularities, and coherence in their environment may lead people to feel a greater sense of meaning in life, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The research suggests that...

15 July, 2013