vacation Tag

I've written about this several times before but it's definitely worth being reminded of the findings that clearly indicate if we want to buy our way to happiness we should spend more on "doing" (such as holidays) rather than on "stuff".  This article from TIME magazine...

19 August, 2011

It takes more than a vacation to make people happy. Indeed, vacationers tend to be happier than non-vacationers in the lead up to their break, but once they are back, there is very little difference between the two groups_ã_ levels of happiness. These findingsÔ_ by...

19 February, 2010

Even storm clouds and crying babies can't dim the glow of a getaway if you follow sometimes-counterintuitive strategies_ã”all part of the growing field of positive psychology. Gretchen Rubin has attempted to put into practice the insights of positive psychology, and she recounts the story in...

05 February, 2010