by Christopher Peterson for Psychology Today The premise of positive psychology is simple but important: the absence of distress and disorder is not the same thing as happiness and fulfillment. Can a similar premise be proposed with respect to physical well-being, namely that the absence of...
Check out these 3 happiness related articles from the Sydney Morning Herald and other publications around the world...
Happiness Related With Well Being of Others by Prakash Sharma on http://topnews.us A recent study conducted at Cambridge University has shown that happiness comes when your friends and families do well. A study into men's and women's contradictory attitudes to well-being has discovered that, people's happiness is...
Many of us realize the importance of a healthy diet and have started having 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. There is profound evidence about its benefits to our physical health. If I now tell you there are also 5 easy daily practices...
Inspiration, or more precisely the lack of it, strikes fear into the hearts of many students faced with an assignment or test, a blank sheet of paper and a ticking clock. I can remember countless times, sitting nervously in an exam hall, trying hard not...
I just found out about this article in Wellbeing Magazine in which I'm featured :) For many, the concept of happiness can sometimes seem like the Holy Grail _ã_ mystical, elusive and totally out of reach. On the contrary, the cheerful truth is that whether...
By making a conscious effort to think positively, you can have a great impact on your general well-being. Dr Martin Seligman, the director of the University of Pennsylvania_ã_s Positive Psychology Centre, is the leading light in this field. His research has shown that it is...
To what extent should governments and politicians be focused on happiness and wellbeing? Should and/or can governments legislate for happiness and wellbeing? This is the final paragraph in an interesting article on the role of governments in promoting happiness from the UK's Guardian...
A Nobelist Joins Those Pursuing Well-Being Over Growth By Andrew C. Revkin A Nobel laureate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, has joined the circle of economists convinced that the world needs new ways of measuring progress as human numbers and appetites butt up against the planet_ã_s limits and old...
In many disciplines, there have been concerted attempts to understand the human relationship with nature and how humans might benefit from nature in terms of health and wellbeing. Although still in the relatively early stages, research indicates that contrary to popular thinking, humans may be...
