Yet again, Psychology Today has published a fascinating article on happiness. In this story, Chris Peterson, one of the world's most renowned and respected positive psychologists, writes about the difference and benefits of experienced happiness and remembered happiness. Read an exerpt below and enjoy...
By Nichole Force for PsychCentral
A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that we have much more control over our minds, personalities and personal illnesses than was ever believed to exist before, and it is all occurring at the same time that a flood of other...
by April Bogle for The Huffington Post
It's hard to deny that His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet and the world's most famous Buddhist, is the also world's foremost expert on happiness. He clearly states in writings that seeking happiness is the...
In a recent edition of the Journal of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman (one of the leaders in this exciting science of happiness) along with Stephen Schueller (both from the University of Pennsylvania) published an article reinforcing what many of us have been thinking and feeling...
by Oliver Burkeman for The Guardian
This year marks a century since the deaths of perhaps the two greatest psychologists America has ever produced. The one getting the attention in university psychology departments is William James, and fair enough: he did essentially invent the modern discipline....
Happiness - Is religion a good prescription?
by Nigel Barber for Psychology Today
Some doctors (1) claim that the health benefits are so clear, and so pronounced that they should be prescribing religion! This perspective is a little naêve. After all, wealthy people live longer healthier lives...
by Kristen Houghton.for the Huffington Post
Happiness is subjective; what makes one person happy won't necessarily make another one feel the same. But even being subjective in defining our individual criteria for happiness, there are still some basic essentials we all need to live a happy...
by David Van Nuys for Psychology Today
I hope I got your attention with this title. Of course, "hijack" is too strong a term and also too pejorative. My real point is that it is clear to me advertising executives at Coca Cola and a number...
