positive psychology Tag

by Chade-Meng Tan for the Huffington Post Life is funny. The biggest joke in life is that, after all that has been done in the pursuit of happiness, it turns out that sustainable happiness is achievable simply by bringing attention to one's breath. If you practice bringing...

16 June, 2010

To Jamie Springer, Happy Hollow is the most fitting name he can think of for his community. .art_main_pic { width:250px; float:left; clear:left; } _ã–It's just a nice community,_㝠said Springer, who works at Happy Hollow Market. _ã–I can't even mow my lawn, for people honking their horn...

15 June, 2010

In yet another thought provoking article from Positive Psychology News Daily, the idea that happiness might come from learning how to eat potato chips is raised in the context of strengths and especially, self-regulation. Happiness is definitely not simple hedonism but rather, living a good...

12 June, 2010

_ã–Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn_ã_t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn_ã_t learn a little, at least we didn_ã_t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn_ã_t die; so,...

01 June, 2010

By Stacey Burling - Inquirer Staff Writer No one could accuse Marty Seligman of thinking small. The University of Pennsylvania psychology professor earned the respect of his peers studying the equivalent of depression in dogs, but it is his more recent fascination with the flip side of...

31 May, 2010

Happiness and Positive Psychology: Unplug With Visual Nourishment by Laura Trice for the Huffington Post Have you noticed how much stuff we have to look at and track every day?We get dressed, find the car keys, make sure everyone is fed and in the car seats...

29 May, 2010

Check out these 3 great happiness & positive psychology stories from Psychology Today In the first Chris Peterson, a legend in the field of positive psychology and happiness science, expresses some concerns about the measurement of happiness at a national level. To read more - click...

28 May, 2010

by Susan Krauss Whitbourne for Psychology Today We all like being thanked. It's a great feeling to have someone, especially someone who doesn't stand to gain, tell us that we made a difference in their lives. In the past few weeks, I've had the good fortune...

27 May, 2010

Everyone has their own path to happiness. What's yours? by Barton Goldsmith for Psychology Today We all want to feel happy, and each one of us has different ways of getting there. Here are ten steps that you can take to increase your joie de vivre and...

23 May, 2010