positive psychology Tag

By Jennifer Johnson from MindBodyGreen We live in a fast-paced world. We can all benefit from incorporating stress reduction into our daily routine in order to nurture and encourage our wellbeing. Stress manifests differently for all of us, but some of the common symptoms of stress...

20 May, 2013

by Dr. Happy (from this week's FREE eNewsletter to which you can subscribe HERE)  Did you know that gratitude is important not only because it helps us feel good, but also because it inspires us to do good? Research over several decades (largely led by the...

19 May, 2013

by Maria Popova from BrainPickings The question of how people spend and earn money has been a cultural obsession since the dawn of economic history, but the psychology behind it is sometimes surprising and often riddled with various anxieties. In How to Worry Less about Money...

16 May, 2013

by Dr. Happy (HERE)  Several months ago, while mucking around with my kids on holidays, I scratched my glasses. To those of you with perfect vision this might not seem like a big deal but as those with spectacles would well be aware, a small scratch...

13 May, 2013

Written by Jan Bruce, CEO and co-founder of meQuilibrium. More than 40 years of research from top psychologists shows that what you think affects how you feel. And on the whole, negative thoughts lead to negative emotions and positive thoughts lead to positive ones. The good news:...

12 May, 2013

Here at The Happiness Institute we're becoming quite fond of the Dumb Little Man's tips for life. They're simple and wonderfully practical. They remind us of the little things we can all do to live happier and better lives. And so it is with great...

09 May, 2013

Sometimes we overcomplicate life.  Sometimes we overcomplicate happiness.  Happiness and living a great life need not be difficult. Here at The Happiness Institute w've been saying for many years now that achieving happiness requires nothing more than practising a few simple disciplines each and every day.  Here are...

09 May, 2013